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1466321

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) hearings that were due to be heard in the last twelve months have been cancelled, broken down by the age of each young person concerned.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	10019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>In the First-tier Tribunal (Special Needs and Disability) (SEND), all appeals are listed for hearing on the next available date, on receipt. If the hearing date allocated is unsuitable for whatever reason, the cancellation of the original hearing date is counted as a postponement in the SEND tribunal’s case-handling system – GAPS2. If that second hearing is cancelled and the case re-listed, that is counted as another postponement in the system. Examples of the reasons why a hearing might be postponed include that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the date is unsuitable for one or both of the parties involved;</li><li>a key witness is unavailable;</li><li>the child or young person who is the subject of the appeal is unwell;</li><li>the case isn’t ready for hearing because evidence has not been produced; and</li><li>the tribunal is unable to constitute a panel to hear the case.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of hearings postponed in the last 12 months (i.e. from 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022) by age of the young person concerned is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age of child/young person*</p></td><td><p>No. of hearings postponed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1-2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2-3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3-4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4-5</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5-6</p></td><td><p>406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6-7</p></td><td><p>322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7-8</p></td><td><p>397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8-9</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9-10</p></td><td><p>379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23-24</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24-25</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The age range is determined by the date of birth of the child or young person subject of the appeal.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/06/2022 09:33:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1401520

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	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 average number of cases (a) crown courts and (b) magistrates courts have heard in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals in the Crown Courts in the last three years. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Crown Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>99,654</p></td><td><p>78,195</p></td><td><p>48,018</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals of criminal cases in the Magistrates’ Courts in the last three years. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Magistrates’ Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,441,778</p></td><td><p>1,040,308</p></td><td><p>590,065</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/01/2022 18:16:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401539

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the backlog of employment tribunal claims.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	100579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 5 January 2022 to Parliamentary Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-16/94448" target="_blank">94448</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 18/01/2022 17:07:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1401765

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has held (a) any financial or consultancy contracts and (b) meetings with representatives of (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	101601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/01/2022 17:46:39 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1401836

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Telelvision Licences: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) people in total and (b) women were sent to prison for the non-payment of a magistrates’ court fine arising from a conviction for evasion of payment of TV licence fees in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	101629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of people admitted to prison for failing to pay magistrates’ court fines in respect of the non-payment of a TV licence in 2019 was two or fewer (the actual number has not been released in order to protect against personal identification), none of whom were women.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 14:43:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401789

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Public Statues: Vandalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Attorney General on the implications of the acquittal of four people charged with criminal damage to a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol for the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	101648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>In any case where there is an acquittal in the Crown Court, the Attorney General has the power to ask the Court of Appeal for its opinion on a point of law which arose in the case.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General is carefully considering whether to make such a referral.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 14:44:26 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1401860

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal cases were heard in each (a) magistrates' court and (b) crown court in England and Wales in each year between 2016 and 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	101740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals in the Crown Courts in England and Wales from 2016 to 2021. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Crown Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>123,257</p></td><td><p>115,726</p></td><td><p>105,782</p></td><td><p>99,654</p></td><td><p>78,195</p></td><td><p>48,018</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals of criminal cases in the Magistrates’ Courts from 2016 to 2021. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Magistrates’ Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,566,357</p></td><td><p>1,509,022</p></td><td><p>1,456,735</p></td><td><p>1,441,778</p></td><td><p>1,040,308</p></td><td><p>590,065</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For further data on disposals including by each Crown Court and by region in the Magistrates’ court please see the Crown Court cases received, disposed and outstanding tool and the Magistrates' courts cases received, disposed and outstanding tool available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 14:46:34 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401861

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courts with secure docks for holding defendants have been closed in England and Wales since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	101741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the number of courts in England and Wales with secure docks that have closed since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to close any court is not taken lightly, it only happens following full public consultation and only where sufficient capacity existed in other nearby courts to accommodate the work of the closing courts, and where suitable facilities, such as secure docks are available. Courts that have closed were either underused, dilapidated or too close to one another.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 14:47:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1402024

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Catalytic Converters: Theft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the number of convictions for theft of catalytic converters from motor vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	101743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Acquisitive crime is when the offender derives material gain from the crime, such as theft, burglary, fraud and robbery. Acquisitive crime, which includes catalytic converter theft, is a Home Office responsibility. Nonetheless the Government is committed to tackling the theft of catalytic converters, working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group, established by the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for vehicle crime and overseen by the Government’s Crime and Justice Taskforce, to determine what more can be done.</p><p> </p><p>The Government enacted the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 which has been instrumental in tackling this crime. The Government also funded the set-up of the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP), which ensures national co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft, including the theft of catalytic converters. It provides training to law enforcement and other partner agencies, shares intelligence to target offenders, and implements crime prevention measures. The British Transport Police, through the NICRP, has conducted two national weeks of actions, which resulted in 64 arrests, over 1,400 stopped vehicles and over 1,000 catalytic converters and other items of stolen property were recovered.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 14:49:33 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401820

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that judges receive training in restorative justice.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	101769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), the Senior President of the Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively. These responsibilities are exercised through the Judicial College. The judiciary and professional staff in the Judicial College are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training.</p><p>The Judicial College uses sentencing exercises as part of both induction and continuation training. One of the topics covered in those exercises is restorative justice.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/01/2022 17:49:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell