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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May to Question 43706 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payment tribunals are accessible to individuals with hearing loss. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham, Deptford more like this
tabling member printed
Vicky Foxcroft more like this
uin 52238 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
answer text <p>The decision as to how a hearing is conducted is a matter for the judge, who will determine how best to uphold the interests of justice. In considering the suitability of video/audio hearings to replace face to face hearings, judges will consider issues such as the nature of the matters at stake during the hearing. They will also consider any issues the use of video/audio technology may present for participants in the hearing, having regard to individuals’ needs including hearing impairment.</p><p>Audio and video hearings provide an additional channel for conducting a hearing and should be as accessible as possible but they may not be suitable for everyone. Individuals should advise the Tribunal if there are any circumstances about themselves or their case which may affect or impair their ability to participate effectively in an audio or video hearing. This will inform the judiciary’s decision.</p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is very sensitive to the needs of people with a wide range of physical and mental disabilities. Tribunal staff and judicial office holders are trained accordingly, with HMCTS’ reasonable adjustments policy and practice applied where appropriate.</p>
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-09T11:31:46.733Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T11:31:46.733Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4491
label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft more like this
1198009
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Courts: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of court cases that has accumulated as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Warwick and Leamington more like this
tabling member printed
Matt Western more like this
uin 52353 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
answer text <p>Our courts and tribunals provide a vital public service and it is important that justice is delivered in a timely fashion wherever possible despite the Covid-19 outbreak. Staff, identified as key workers during this pandemic, and the judiciary, working in partnership with everyone who supports the justice system has maintained both a core justice system focussed on the most vital cases, and the safety of all courts and tribunals users in line with public health advice and guidance.</p><p>Considerable effort has been made to ensure that as far as possible the justice system continues to function. We put in place temporary changes, designed in partnership with the judiciary, to prioritise cases; rapidly expand our capacity for remote audio and video hearings [numbers] while maintaining access to open justice; and condensed our services in to 159 open court/tribunal buildings, a further 111 staffed courts being used for audio and video hearings and suspended operations in 71 sites, utilising resource and cleaning materials in those sites to bolster open and staffed courts. Jury trials have restarted in seven Crown Court centres since 18 May, including the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey in London, Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester Minshull Street, Reading, Warwick and Winchester.</p><p>We have rolled out home working solutions to allow as many of our staff as possible who can, to work from home performing essential functions and thus reduce or eliminate unnecessary backlogs. As at 2 June 2020, we have distributed 5,588 laptops to our staff to facilitate this. We have also commenced rolling out a Windows Virtual Devices Solution to enable other staff to temporarily work securely at home using their own IT equipment.</p><p>Our focus is now on maximising our capacity to reduce the growth and volume of our outstanding work. We are working closely with the judiciary to increase the number of hearings by further expanding our capacity for remote audio and video hearings; and ensuring that we can reopen our estate for more face to face hearings as soon as it is safe to do so. These specific measures will be set out in due course. In the meantime, our listing priorities continue to be published on judiciary.uk and details those hearings that must still go ahead.</p><p>Our commitment to continuing to deliver justice depends on close engagement and working with justice system partners, and we are grateful to all involved for the way they have embraced new and planned reform solutions to keep the wheels of justice turning.</p>
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-09T11:33:44.967Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T11:33:44.967Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4617
label Biography information for Matt Western more like this
1198049
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken with Birmingham City Council to ensure that local officials are included in discussions on the protocols, processes and monitoring of any resettlement of prisoners on early release as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Ladywood more like this
tabling member printed
Shabana Mahmood more like this
uin 51813 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
answer text <p>In response to the current unprecedented emergency, over recent weeks the Government has released on temporary licence a small number of risk-assessed prisoners who are already within two months of their release date as part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives.</p><p> </p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) works closely with a number of partners to check suitability for release. This includes working with policing colleagues to ensure local forces are notified of an offender’s proposed release and inviting them to provide any additional information regarding risk surrounding an individual’s release.</p><p> </p><p>In this instance, senior probation staff in Birmingham have confirmed they are engaging with local partners, including the local authority, West Midlands Combined Authority and the office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p>No offender will be released without housing and healthcare support in place to ensure the impact on local public services is minimised. HMPPS have set up seven Homelessness Prevention Taskforces, including in the Midlands, to coordinate the sourcing of accommodation for those offenders released early. We have also implemented a process for the voluntary sector to match offers of support services for released individuals.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
grouped question UIN 51814 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-09T15:42:57.943Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T15:42:57.943Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
3914
label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood more like this
1198050
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards his Department has put in place to ensure adequacy of the provision of local public services in Birmingham as a result of the early release of prisoners during the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Ladywood more like this
tabling member printed
Shabana Mahmood more like this
uin 51814 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
answer text <p>In response to the current unprecedented emergency, over recent weeks the Government has released on temporary licence a small number of risk-assessed prisoners who are already within two months of their release date as part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives.</p><p> </p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) works closely with a number of partners to check suitability for release. This includes working with policing colleagues to ensure local forces are notified of an offender’s proposed release and inviting them to provide any additional information regarding risk surrounding an individual’s release.</p><p> </p><p>In this instance, senior probation staff in Birmingham have confirmed they are engaging with local partners, including the local authority, West Midlands Combined Authority and the office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p>No offender will be released without housing and healthcare support in place to ensure the impact on local public services is minimised. HMPPS have set up seven Homelessness Prevention Taskforces, including in the Midlands, to coordinate the sourcing of accommodation for those offenders released early. We have also implemented a process for the voluntary sector to match offers of support services for released individuals.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
grouped question UIN 51813 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-09T15:42:58.007Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T15:42:58.007Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
3914
label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood more like this
1198084
registered interest true more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Legal Profession: Legal Aid Scheme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new law firms have obtained a criminal legal aid contract in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull East more like this
tabling member printed
Karl Turner more like this
uin 51901 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
answer text <p>Expenditure on police station advice is published as part of Legal Aid Agency’s Quarterly Statistics. This data can be viewed by accessing Column ‘L’ of the table 2.2 at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of claims received by the Legal Aid agency for police station attendances is also published in the Legal Aid Agency’s Quarterly Statistics at table 2.1, please note that the number of claims for ‘attendances’ can be found at Column C. These are a specific subset of total claims for all types of police station advice which can be found at Column L of the same table</p><p> </p><p>This information is not held by the Ministry of Justice because the Legal Aid Agency does not record this type of information about Legal Aid Providers.</p><p> </p><p>Please note for the figures provided that some firms may have more than 1 office. There are currently 1,147 firms holding a criminal legal aid contract, and this equates to 1,697 offices. This data is correct at 3rd June 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2021/21 (at June 20)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Firms</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Offices</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note ‘New firms’ may be the result of mergers and acquisitions outside of the tender process. Firms may have withdrawn and then re-entered into new contract later. This data has been provided on yearly basis as the data is too granular to provide month on month changes - the year end position has been shown for active firms/offices. There were formal tenders in 2010 and 2017, hence the larger numbers. In 2015/16 after the competitive tender was set aside new firms that had been successful in their bid for an own client contract were allowed to deliver services. The data is correct at 3rd June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 June 2020 we have 4455 duty solicitors listed on our database allocated slots for the current rota period. The LAA publishes the duty solicitor rotas here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1st-april-2020-to-september-30-2020---first-publication" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1st-april-2020-to-september-30-2020---first-publication</a></p><p> </p><p>There are 2063 reps which includes probationary and accredited on the current list and it is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-crime-contract-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-crime-contract-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>We are aware that the Covid19 restrictions have had an impact on the volume of work conducted by Legal Aid providers. The LAA have been in contact with providers to assess the impact on their businesses. Many have reported taking advantage of the schemes made available by HMT and we continue to monitor the situation closely.</p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
51897 more like this
51898 more like this
51899 more like this
51900 more like this
51902 more like this
51903 more like this
51905 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-09T10:17:19.303Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
4030
label Biography information for Karl Turner more like this
1198085
registered interest true more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Duty Solicitors more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Duty Solicitors there are in England and Wales as at 1 June 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull East more like this
tabling member printed
Karl Turner more like this
uin 51902 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
answer text <p>Expenditure on police station advice is published as part of Legal Aid Agency’s Quarterly Statistics. This data can be viewed by accessing Column ‘L’ of the table 2.2 at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of claims received by the Legal Aid agency for police station attendances is also published in the Legal Aid Agency’s Quarterly Statistics at table 2.1, please note that the number of claims for ‘attendances’ can be found at Column C. These are a specific subset of total claims for all types of police station advice which can be found at Column L of the same table</p><p> </p><p>This information is not held by the Ministry of Justice because the Legal Aid Agency does not record this type of information about Legal Aid Providers.</p><p> </p><p>Please note for the figures provided that some firms may have more than 1 office. There are currently 1,147 firms holding a criminal legal aid contract, and this equates to 1,697 offices. This data is correct at 3rd June 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2021/21 (at June 20)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Firms</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Offices</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note ‘New firms’ may be the result of mergers and acquisitions outside of the tender process. Firms may have withdrawn and then re-entered into new contract later. This data has been provided on yearly basis as the data is too granular to provide month on month changes - the year end position has been shown for active firms/offices. There were formal tenders in 2010 and 2017, hence the larger numbers. In 2015/16 after the competitive tender was set aside new firms that had been successful in their bid for an own client contract were allowed to deliver services. The data is correct at 3rd June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 June 2020 we have 4455 duty solicitors listed on our database allocated slots for the current rota period. The LAA publishes the duty solicitor rotas here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1st-april-2020-to-september-30-2020---first-publication" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1st-april-2020-to-september-30-2020---first-publication</a></p><p> </p><p>There are 2063 reps which includes probationary and accredited on the current list and it is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-crime-contract-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-crime-contract-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>We are aware that the Covid19 restrictions have had an impact on the volume of work conducted by Legal Aid providers. The LAA have been in contact with providers to assess the impact on their businesses. Many have reported taking advantage of the schemes made available by HMT and we continue to monitor the situation closely.</p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
51897 more like this
51898 more like this
51899 more like this
51900 more like this
51901 more like this
51903 more like this
51905 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-09T10:17:19.38Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T10:17:19.38Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
4030
label Biography information for Karl Turner more like this
1198086
registered interest true more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Police Stations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many accredited police station representatives there are in England and Wales as at 1 June 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull East more like this
tabling member printed
Karl Turner more like this
uin 51903 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
answer text <p>Expenditure on police station advice is published as part of Legal Aid Agency’s Quarterly Statistics. This data can be viewed by accessing Column ‘L’ of the table 2.2 at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of claims received by the Legal Aid agency for police station attendances is also published in the Legal Aid Agency’s Quarterly Statistics at table 2.1, please note that the number of claims for ‘attendances’ can be found at Column C. These are a specific subset of total claims for all types of police station advice which can be found at Column L of the same table</p><p> </p><p>This information is not held by the Ministry of Justice because the Legal Aid Agency does not record this type of information about Legal Aid Providers.</p><p> </p><p>Please note for the figures provided that some firms may have more than 1 office. There are currently 1,147 firms holding a criminal legal aid contract, and this equates to 1,697 offices. This data is correct at 3rd June 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2021/21 (at June 20)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Firms</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Offices</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note ‘New firms’ may be the result of mergers and acquisitions outside of the tender process. Firms may have withdrawn and then re-entered into new contract later. This data has been provided on yearly basis as the data is too granular to provide month on month changes - the year end position has been shown for active firms/offices. There were formal tenders in 2010 and 2017, hence the larger numbers. In 2015/16 after the competitive tender was set aside new firms that had been successful in their bid for an own client contract were allowed to deliver services. The data is correct at 3rd June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 June 2020 we have 4455 duty solicitors listed on our database allocated slots for the current rota period. The LAA publishes the duty solicitor rotas here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1st-april-2020-to-september-30-2020---first-publication" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1st-april-2020-to-september-30-2020---first-publication</a></p><p> </p><p>There are 2063 reps which includes probationary and accredited on the current list and it is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-crime-contract-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-crime-contract-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>We are aware that the Covid19 restrictions have had an impact on the volume of work conducted by Legal Aid providers. The LAA have been in contact with providers to assess the impact on their businesses. Many have reported taking advantage of the schemes made available by HMT and we continue to monitor the situation closely.</p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
51897 more like this
51898 more like this
51899 more like this
51900 more like this
51901 more like this
51902 more like this
51905 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-09T10:17:19.427Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T10:17:19.427Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
4030
label Biography information for Karl Turner more like this
1198281
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many covid-19 (a) infections and (b) deaths have taken place in each prison in England and Wales. more like this
tabling member constituency Tottenham more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Lammy more like this
uin 51547 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-19more like thismore than 2020-06-19
answer text <p>The Government has put robust measures in place to protect staff and offenders from COVID-19 and introduce ‘compartmentalisation’, to isolate those prisoners with symptoms, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, prisons are seeing a decline in the numbers of new cases. The data in the table below shows the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases broken down by prison as of Friday 12 June 2020. These figures reflect the total number of recorded positive cases of COVID-19 since the first confirmed cases in mid-March, not the number of live cases. It includes individuals that have recovered.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers reported will be affected by a number of variables, including the availability of testing locally which can result in differences between sites and regions and as self-reported (for staff) through HMPPS management lines for central collation. As figures are as reported by prisons they may be subject to revision.</p><p> </p><p>To date the Ministry of Justice has not collected data on asymptomatic prisoners and staff as it is not the government policy to test asymptomatic cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff Cases </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoner Cases</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Cases by Establishment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FelthamA</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FelthamB</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway (Adult)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ParcA</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ParcB</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Female</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Male</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stanford Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Springhill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total estate wide</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>963</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>495</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1458</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The symbol ~ denotes suppressed values of 3 or fewer (and totals that would allow values of 3 or fewer to be calculated) to avoid the risk of identifying individuals.</p><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong>Data is split between Feltham A and Feltham B to account for different age groups</p><p>**Data is split between Parc A and B to account for different age groups</p><p>***Data is split for male and female sites at Peterborough</p><p> </p><p>The tables below show the number of prisoners and prison staff who have sadly died having tested positive for COVID-19 or having shown symptoms. It is a matter for coroners to determine a cause of death. The data in the tables is correct as of Friday 12 June 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prisoner deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Altcourse</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Bedford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Berwyn</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Durham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Gartree</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Leicester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Littlehey</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Low Newton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI New Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Oakwood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Peterborough</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Sudbury</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Usk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Whatton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Winchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prison staff deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Dovegate</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Pentonville</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Thameside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Usk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP/YOI Wymott</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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answer text <p>Expenditure on police station advice is published as part of Legal Aid Agency’s Quarterly Statistics. This data can be viewed by accessing Column ‘L’ of the table 2.2 at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of claims received by the Legal Aid agency for police station attendances is also published in the Legal Aid Agency’s Quarterly Statistics at table 2.1, please note that the number of claims for ‘attendances’ can be found at Column C. These are a specific subset of total claims for all types of police station advice which can be found at Column L of the same table</p><p> </p><p>This information is not held by the Ministry of Justice because the Legal Aid Agency does not record this type of information about Legal Aid Providers.</p><p> </p><p>Please note for the figures provided that some firms may have more than 1 office. There are currently 1,147 firms holding a criminal legal aid contract, and this equates to 1,697 offices. This data is correct at 3rd June 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2021/21 (at June 20)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Firms</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Offices</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note ‘New firms’ may be the result of mergers and acquisitions outside of the tender process. Firms may have withdrawn and then re-entered into new contract later. This data has been provided on yearly basis as the data is too granular to provide month on month changes - the year end position has been shown for active firms/offices. There were formal tenders in 2010 and 2017, hence the larger numbers. In 2015/16 after the competitive tender was set aside new firms that had been successful in their bid for an own client contract were allowed to deliver services. The data is correct at 3rd June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 June 2020 we have 4455 duty solicitors listed on our database allocated slots for the current rota period. The LAA publishes the duty solicitor rotas here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1st-april-2020-to-september-30-2020---first-publication" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1st-april-2020-to-september-30-2020---first-publication</a></p><p> </p><p>There are 2063 reps which includes probationary and accredited on the current list and it is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-crime-contract-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-crime-contract-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>We are aware that the Covid19 restrictions have had an impact on the volume of work conducted by Legal Aid providers. The LAA have been in contact with providers to assess the impact on their businesses. Many have reported taking advantage of the schemes made available by HMT and we continue to monitor the situation closely.</p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
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less than 2020-06-09T10:17:19.49Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T10:17:19.49Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Karl Turner more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-06-01
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Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Courts: Coronavirus more like this
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question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what testing and tracing measures for covid-19 (a) are in place for crown courts that are open and (b) will be in place as other courts and tribunals re-open; whether he plans for the wider opening of courts to take place after testing and tracing measures are in place; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
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Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 51829 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-09more like thismore than 2020-06-09
answer text <p>The Department for Health and Social Care recently launched the Test and Trace service that will identify anyone who tests positive for coronavirus and encourage those who have been in close contact to self-isolate for 14-days.</p><p>Beyond this national roll out, there are no specific test and trace measures in place for crown courts that are open (a) and there are no plans to put specific measures in place as other courts and tribunals reopen (b).</p><p>Courts and Tribunals have social distancing measures in place to ensure all those who come into our buildings (including staff, the judiciary, professional court users and members of the public) can maintain a 2-metre distance from others.</p><p>Additional cleaning measures and safety and security controls are in place in court and tribunal buildings to ensure they are safe to be used.</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service has also undertaken a whole organisation risk assessment to identity COVID-19 related risks in our buildings, and put in place procedures to mitigate those risks. These arrangements are kept under constant review to ensure that they continually reflect changing circumstances and current Government advice.</p><p>Our focus is now on maximising our capacity to reduce the growth and volume of our outstanding work. We are working closely with the judiciary to increase the number of hearings by further expanding our capacity for remote audio and video hearings; and ensuring that we can reopen our estate for more face to face hearings as soon as it is safe to do so.</p><p>These specific measures will be set out in due course. In the meantime, our listing priorities continue to be published on judiciary.uk and details those hearings that must still go ahead.</p>
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
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less than 2020-06-09T15:07:35.34Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-09T15:07:35.34Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
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label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this