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1203079

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date	11/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many court hearings held remotely since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have (1) included the virtual presence of an interpreter, and (2) been rescheduled because an interpreter was needed but not available. [T]
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL5587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Information on how many hearings held remotely since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic for spoken and non-spoken interpretation is provided below. The difference in start dates reflect the fact that thebigword’s system did not start recording any remote bookings until 30<sup>th</sup> March. We expect that very few took place before this date.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dates</p></td><td><p>Number of telephone interpreting hearings</p></td><td><p>Number of video remote interpreting hearings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>thebigword – spoken interpretation</p></td><td><p>30.3.2020 – 12.6.2020</p></td><td><p>2769</p></td><td><p>1470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clarion uk – Non- spoken interpretation</p></td><td><p>23.3.2020 – 12.6.2020</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>288</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not collect data on all hearings that have been rescheduled because an interpreter was unavailable. HMCTS performance data, including ineffective trial rates due to interpreter availability, is currently not available for this period.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/06/2020 15:10:10 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1203092

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners have been released under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme; and what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>On 4 April, we announced the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme. This scheme enables risk-assessed prisoners, who are within two months of their release date, to be temporarily released from custody, as part of the national approach to managing public services during this challenging period. As of Friday 12 June, 113 offenders have been released under this scheme.</p><p>Alongside the careful release of low-risk offenders, we are also implementing our compartmentalisation strategy to manage different cohorts of the prison population, working to expedite remand cases and temporarily expanding the estate through the installation of single occupancy units. This is to strike a balance between limiting the spread of COVID-19 in prisons while ensuring the public is protected. We are providing ongoing monitoring of the scheme to assess its effectiveness as one of a number of measures in place to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in prisons.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/06/2020 15:28:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1202114

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the risk of the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a significant loss of income for legal aid firms, what assessment they have made of the impact of the Legal Aid Agency’s practice of (1) permitting only two claims a year for ongoing cases, and (2) only paying 75 per cent of such claims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice recently held a consultation on increasing the limits associated with claims for payment on account. This consultation closed on 16 June 2020.</p><p>Following this, the limit will be increased, allowing four such requests to be made in a twelve month period. This will be implemented once the necessary updates to infrastructure are completed, and the impact of this change will be kept under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 23/06/2020 16:40:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1202115

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on legal aid firms of (1) the stay on possession proceedings for tenants until the end of August, and (2) any subsequent substantial loss of income; and what steps they are taking to ensure that such firms are paid for their work in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19, published on 20 March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>MoJ is continuing to work closely with the Legal Aid Agency and HMCTS to assess the impact of Covid-19 on legal aid provision, and to support practitioners to work remotely when possible.</p><p>The Government have taken measures to support the sector include paying for virtual hearings in the same way as in-person hearings, halting pursuit of outstanding debts, relaxing some evidence requirements, and encouraging legal practitioners to use existing avenues of financial help, such as the ability to apply for early payment for work already done on a case. These measures will help Legal Aid providers adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>PN 02/20, which has been updated in PPN 04/20, requires contracting authorities to determine whether a supplier is ‘at risk’. In making that determination, an authority will need to consider what steps have been taken by a public-sector provider to access other available support, because providers have no automatic entitlement to relief payments under the PPN and should not use them to supplement or duplicate the wider support measures that have been made available to UK businesses.</p><p>Data on legal aid expenditure on areas such as housing possession is released quarterly by the Legal Aid Agency, with the next release scheduled for September.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 23/06/2020 17:00:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1201005

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custodial Treatment: Protective Clothing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the (1) provision, and (2) use, of facemasks in (a) prisons, and (b) juvenile detention facilities, by (i) staff, and (ii) prisoners and detainees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL5351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Social distancing and hygiene are the most effective controls to reduce transmission.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service follows the public health advice on the use of medical face masks alongside other items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) where close contact is sustained, essential and unavoidable.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/06/2020 16:20:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1201020

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many deceased persons are currently being held by coroners in England awaiting registration of death.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL5383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice collects statistics on deaths reported to coroners on an annual basis but does not have details of deaths that are under investigation. The Office of National Statistics publishes the number of registered deaths but does not distinguish between deaths referred to coroners and other deaths so it is not possible to determine the average waiting time.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5384 question first answered 23/06/2020 09:55:07 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1201021

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the current average waiting time between the arrival of a person whose death was unexplained with a coroner and issuing a death certificate.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL5384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice collects statistics on deaths reported to coroners on an annual basis but does not have details of deaths that are under investigation. The Office of National Statistics publishes the number of registered deaths but does not distinguish between deaths referred to coroners and other deaths so it is not possible to determine the average waiting time.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5383 question first answered 23/06/2020 09:55:07 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1201040

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how long on average it takes for an applicant to receive a grant of probate.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL5415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Probate timeliness data up to March 2020 are due for publication on 25th June 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/06/2020 16:19:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

1200706

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Profession: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will move to a grants-based system for funding legal services as recommended by the Low Commission report following the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL5289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The government continues to recognise the importance of the legal support services and the essential role that they play in helping people resolve their legal problems.</p><p>Following our 2019 review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 reforms, the Ministry of Justice published the Legal Support Action Plan, which set out our vision for resolving legal problems earlier by ensuring that people can access the right legal support services at the right time, and in the right way for them. Whilst we do not intend to move to a fully grants based system for funding legal services, there are elements of the Legal Support Action Plan that drew on the recommendations of the Low Commission report.</p><p>COVID-19 interrupted significant elements of some of this work, as we reprioritised our focus on considering the impact of the pandemic on the legal support sector who support individuals in need of help.</p><p>As a result of this, the Ministry of Justice has secured emergency funding for the not-for-profit legal advice sector, including £5.4 million for providers of special legal advice. £3 million of this funding will go to Law Centres and this will be distributed through the Law Centres Network. The remainder of the funding, £2.4 million, will be contributed to the Community Justice Fund, administrated by the Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF), in order to provide funding for other non-specialist advice and support providers.</p><p>This funding will be additional to the £370 million of funding administrated by the National Lottery Communities Fund which qualifying third sector organisations, including those in the advice sector, will be able to bid for directly.</p><p>We have also continued existing work with the specialist advice sector and launched a new £3.1 million grant in partnership with the ATJF to enhance legal support for litigants in person over the next two years. This new grant is in addition to nearly £8m invested by the Ministry of Justice in support of litigants in person in the civil and family courts since 2015 through the Litigants in Person Support Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/06/2020 16:37:04 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1200709

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts and Tribunals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many cases have been adjourned in (1) family courts, (2) civil courts, (3) magistrates courts, (4) crown courts, and (5) tribunals, in each of the last three months.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL5292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Comprehensive figures for adjournments are not held for (1) family courts (2) civil courts (3) magistrates’ courts (4) crown courts and (5) most tribunals.</p><p>MoJ publishes figures on adjournments in the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), Social Security and Child Support, Criminal Injuries Compensation, Mental Health, and Special Educational Needs and Disability as part of National Statistics, and the figures relating to the period in the request are due for publication later in 2020.</p><p>On 11 June 2020, HMCTS published new management information on the gov.uk website to provide stakeholders and the public with information to understand the very latest high-level position on the impact on workload volumes and activity across HMCTS. <strong>Annex A</strong> shows the volumes of hearings listed and hearings adjourned due to COVID-19 in the civil jurisdiction only.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5293 question first answered 18/06/2020 14:58:39 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Annex A - HMCTS Civil adj data Mar - May 2020.xlsx title Annex A
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton