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422699

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the efficacy of the communication between the criminal courts and the family courts where a prosecution for domestic abuse is happening alongside child contact proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	12605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Ministry of Justice does not collect information centrally on Litigants in Person, or on who is cross examining witnesses in family court cases.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government takes the issue of domestic violence extremely seriously. A number of recent measures have been taken to strengthen and clarify the family court’s response to issues of domestic violence.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Where criminal and <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/domestic/domv.html#a10" target="_blank">civil proceedings</a> are taking place at the same time, prosecutors will ensure that the court has the appropriate information to enable them to make other orders that prioritise the safety of victims, children and young people.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Guidance to the family court makes clear that if domestic violence is alleged, the court must take this is into account when making decisions about contact with a child and the welfare of the child is of paramount importance.</ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial"> Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunal Services (HMCTS) are constantly looking for ways to improve the service that they offer to victims and witnesses. This includes making the appropriate links between family court proceedings and the criminal justice system.</ins></p><br /> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/10/2015 13:17:50 question first ministerially corrected 28/10/2015 18:28:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 26151 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1011663

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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, what estimate his Department has made of the number of appeals made to the special educational needs and disability tribunal in each year since 2014; and how many of those appeals have found against local authorities in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	194228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The case management system used by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to administer the First-tier Tribunal, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) does not record data by parliamentary constituency. The figures provided below are for the Borough of Lewisham.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>LEWISHAM appeals received</p></td><td><p>Appeals determined at hearing</p></td><td><p>Decision in favour of appellant</p></td><td><p>Local Authority (LA) decision upheld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 15</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 16</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 17</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 18 (*)</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>LONDON appeals received</p></td><td><p>Appeals determined at hearing</p></td><td><p>Decision in favour of appellant</p></td><td><p>LA decision upheld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 15</p></td><td><p>784</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 16</p></td><td><p>791</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 17</p></td><td><p>823</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 18 (*)</p></td><td><p>891</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>NATIONAL appeals received</p></td><td><p>Appeals determined at hearing</p></td><td><p>Decision in favour of appellant</p></td><td><p>LA decision upheld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 15</p></td><td><p>3147</p></td><td><p>788</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 16</p></td><td><p>3712</p></td><td><p>883</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 17</p></td><td><p>4725</p></td><td><p>1599</p></td><td><p>1418</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 18 (*)</p></td><td><p>5679</p></td><td><p>2298</p></td><td><p>2035</p></td><td><p>263</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The annual statistics produced by the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) reflect the school year, i.e. from 1 September to 31 August. The annual statistics for 2017–18 will be published on 13 December 2018. The figures quoted above cover the period up to 30 June 2018.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Note</strong></p><p>Appeals are recorded as disposed of within the same time period. In SEND the tribunal hears appeals within 22 weeks of the appeal being registered. Therefore, disposal figures may be different from appeals registered in the period as hearings may not take place until the next reporting year.</p><p>The tribunal reports a successful appeal if one part or all of the appeal is found in favour of the parent or young person. HMCTS’ manual data collection shows that 75% of appeals scheduled for a final hearing settle or concede prior to the hearing date with a decision at hearing not required.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/11/2018 11:58:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1037236

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of successful appeals to the tribunals service there were for (a) personal independence payment, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance, (e) tax credits and (f) universal credit in (i) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (ii) Lewisham borough and (iii) London in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	205978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Information about the volumes and outcomes of appeals - including (a) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and (b) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to September 2018) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.7 million decisions have been made, and of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at tribunals. For ESA, 3.7m ESA (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made between April 2014 and June 2018 and of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned at tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not record data based on constituencies. SSCS appeals are listed into the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. The published data (which can be viewed at the link above) provide information about the outcomes of PIP and ESA appeals for hearing venues covering (i) Lewisham, Deptford, (ii) Lewisham Borough and (iii) London for the period July – September 2018, the latest period for which data are available.</p><p> </p><p>The table below contains the requested information for (c) Income Support (IS), (d) Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), (e) Tax Credits (TC) and (f) Universal Credit (UC):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Number of appeals cleared at hearing and proportion<sup>1</sup> decided in favour of the appellant for the period July to September 2018</strong><strong><sup>p</sup></strong><strong> (the latest period for which data are available)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>IS</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>JSA</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>TC<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>UC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number cleared at hearing<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% in favour of the appellant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number cleared at hearing</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% in favour of the appellant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number cleared at hearing</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% in favour of the appellant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number cleared at hearing</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% in favour of the appellant</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lewisham Deptford/ Lewisham Borough<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>P Data are provisional, in line with the published statistics.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><sup>1 </sup>Proportion based on the number of cases found in favour of the appellant at a tribunal hearing, as a percentage of the cases heard at a tribunal hearing. <sup>2 </sup>Includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit. <sup>3 </sup>Number of appeals cleared at a tribunal hearing. 4 Appeals for those living in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency and Lewisham Borough are heard in the same venues: Bexleyheath, Fox Court and Sutton venues. 5 London includes the venues: Bexleyheath, Fox Court, Sutton, Enfield, East London, Romford and Hatton Cross. ~ Equates to a value fewer than 5. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available. These data may differ slightly from those in the published statistics as these data were run on a different date.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/01/2019 17:00:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1125434

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population are parents.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	252094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally to a sufficient degree of accuracy for release. It is not mandatory for offenders on arrival at prisons establishments to provide this information and the interface would not be able to differentiate search criteria in order to obtain this percentage.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking forward recommendations, including giving governors the budget and flexibility to spend their resources appropriately to help prisoners keep important family or significant other ties which occurred in October 2017. Prison Governors are working in partnership with family services providers to meet the identified needs of prisoners, including developing relationships for prisoners who do not have access to family for several reasons including leaving the social care system.</p><p> </p><p>We commissioned Lord Farmer to undertake a review on the importance of family engagement to reduce reoffending and prevent intergenerational crime, the recommendations from which we are now implementing. Lord Farmer is currently carrying out a further review on family ties, focusing on female offenders, which is expected to be published shortly</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 11:50:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

422698

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Proceedings: Witnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the number of litigants in person in the family courts who are cross examined by their abuser.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	12604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not collect information centrally on Litigants in Person, or on who is cross examining witnesses in family court cases.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/10/2015 15:56:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

422993

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the effect on children of court-ordered contact with a perpetrator of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	12921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The family courts take the issue of domestic violence extremely seriously. Where domestic violence is an issue in the family court, judges follow guidance in Practice Direction 12J. This guidance makes clear that where violence or abuse is admitted or proven, any child arrangements order must protect the safety and wellbeing of the child and the parent with whom the child is living, and must not expose them to the risk of further harm. In particular, the court must be satisfied that any contact ordered with a parent who has perpetrated violence or abuse is safe and in the best interests of the child.</p><p>Where the court does conclude that direct contact is safe and beneficial for the child, it can impose conditions such as supervised contact to protect the child.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/10/2015 13:59:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

487170

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contribution his Department is making to Government steps to reduce the incidence of serious youth violence.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	32649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>We continue to play an active role in cross-Government work to tackle gangs and prevent youth violence.</p><p> </p><p>Youth reoffending is too high which is why the justice Secretary has asked Charlie Taylor to conduct a review of youth justice. He will report back later this year with recommendations.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/04/2016 16:43:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

600745

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the number of ex-offenders who (a) left prison with no fixed address and (b) became homeless after leaving prison in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	48419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for working with and supporting an individual in order to assist them into securing settled accommodation. However, as part of our probation reforms, all offenders get targeted support when they leave prison to help them reintegrate into society. This includes working with local partners to help them find accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Up until 2014/15 prisons were responsible for collecting information on accommodation outcomes for prisoners on release. The figures are based on prisoners self-reporting. Figures for the percentage of prisoners released into settled accommodation for the financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 are published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 May 2015 Community Rehabilitation Companies became responsible for helping offenders obtain suitable accommodation as part of their Through the Gate resettlement services. Information on what proportion of prisoners left prisons with settled accommodation for the financial year 2015-2016 and monthly information since April 2016 is not available centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 48318 question first answered 20/10/2016 13:47:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

600748

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support her Department provides to people who leave prison in London without having somewhere to live.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	48318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for working with and supporting an individual in order to assist them into securing settled accommodation. However, as part of our probation reforms, all offenders get targeted support when they leave prison to help them reintegrate into society. This includes working with local partners to help them find accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Up until 2014/15 prisons were responsible for collecting information on accommodation outcomes for prisoners on release. The figures are based on prisoners self-reporting. Figures for the percentage of prisoners released into settled accommodation for the financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 are published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 May 2015 Community Rehabilitation Companies became responsible for helping offenders obtain suitable accommodation as part of their Through the Gate resettlement services. Information on what proportion of prisoners left prisons with settled accommodation for the financial year 2015-2016 and monthly information since April 2016 is not available centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 48419 question first answered 20/10/2016 13:47:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

620020

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps her Department has taken to stop rogue solicitors and legal advisers from offering immigration advice.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	49875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Immigration advisers must be registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) or a member of an approved professional body, for example, the Law Society. The OISC protects customers by setting robust standards for registration, ensuring advisers are fit and competent and act in the best interests of their clients. It is responsible for investigating complaints about registered advisers and investigating and prosecuting those who are providing immigration advice illegally.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 01/11/2016 17:53:58 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft