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1168959

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Burial
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of burials in England could be classified as natural burials for the most recent period in which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>This information is not centrally recorded.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/01/2020 13:38:39 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1147507

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of child sexual abuse have had an award by the Criminal Injuries and Compensation Scheme withheld because (a) of an unspent conviction, (b) the time limit for application was exceeded, (c) the victim was deemed to have consented and (d) the abuse did not involve physical contact.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	292917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of victims of sexual abuse who were under 18 at the time of the incident(s) giving rise to their injury and have had an award withheld because of (a) unspent convictions or (b) the time limit being exceeded is provided in the following table: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of resolved child sexual abuse cases</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Award withheld due to unspent convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Award withheld as time limit exceeded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>476</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>82</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2588</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>113</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5619</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>140</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>411</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4972</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>52</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>The information provided relates to resolved applications which were submitted from 1 April 2015 onwards, this being the start of the first financial year after the application form for criminal injuries compensation was adapted to capture the incident type. Where an application was rejected for (a) unspent convictions or (b) exceeding the time limit this may not have been the sole reason for rejection. Information about whether the victim was deemed to have consented and whether the abuse did not involve physical contact could only be obtained through a manual search of case records at disproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 07/10/2019 15:07:47 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1169598

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Romford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) applied for and (b) were granted civil legal aid in Romford constituency in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) provides services on the basis of procurement areas not by constituencies, and we capture data on this basis. The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. It may be useful to know that the LAA produces statistics that are updated quarterly and published on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/01/2020 16:58:03 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1156161

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of domestic violence were refused legal aid when applying for a non-molestation order in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	5060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>APPLICATIONS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OF WHICH REFUSED</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>11,649</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>10,520</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>11,495</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>15,261</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>14,120</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>13,462</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>13,254</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>13,407</p></td><td><p>307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>13,225</p></td><td><p>406</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are based on the volume of applications made rather than the number of discrete individuals. One person may make more than one application for legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>Applications for legal aid when requesting a non-molestation orders will only be rejected when a court is unlikely to grant an order, (for instance where other help and support is already in place), or where an applicant does not supply sufficient information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/10/2019 17:49:27 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1166857

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Occupation Orders: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of domestic violence have been refused legal aid in relation to an application for an occupation order in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>OCCUPATION ORDER</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>REFUSALS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>APPLICATIONS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>524</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are based on the volume of applications made rather than the number of discrete individuals. One person may make more than one application for legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>The upper limits on financial means eligibility in cases involving protective orders due to Domestic Violence are waived, meaning a client will never be assessed out of scope on finances. The Legal Aid Agency would never refuse an application on the basis that it did not believe the applicant to be a victim of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>Refusals will be based on consideration of whether the circumstances of the case indicate that the court is unlikely to grant an order (minor incidents or passage of time since they occurred), whether there is an alternative remedy available (warning letter, police involvement) or whether the client is already sufficiently protected (bail conditions, remand in custody).</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 31/10/2019 17:08:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151377

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) people who applied for non-molestation orders were not eligible for legal aid in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	3641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>VOLUME OF REFUSALS</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>% OF APPLICATIONS REFUSED</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FEMALES (a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL (b)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FEMALES (a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL (b)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>0.25%</p></td><td><p>0.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0.11%</p></td><td><p>0.13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>0.17%</p></td><td><p>0.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>0.44%</p></td><td><p>0.45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0.87%</p></td><td><p>0.93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>0.94%</p></td><td><p>0.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>1.67%</p></td><td><p>1.77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>2.10%</p></td><td><p>2.29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>2.87%</p></td><td><p>3.07%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are based on the volume of applications made rather than the number of discrete individuals. One person may make more than one application for legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>Applications for legal aid when requesting a non-molestation orders will only be rejected when a court is unlikely to grant an order, for instance where other help and support is already in place.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/10/2019 17:20:00 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1142203

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Justice, what processes his Department has put in place to ensure that children that are EEA nationals who come into contact with the criminal justice system can be identified for the purposes of providing advice and support.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	282338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Youth Offending Services (YOS) were established in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which introduced a statutory duty for all local authorities to establish a multi-agency team, with members from police, social services, probation and education, to deliver youth justice services. YOS have a statutory duty to:</p><ul><ul><li>provide appropriate adults for children detained or being interviewed at the police station and provide support for children on bail;</li><li>help young people and their families through court proceedings;</li><li>write pre-sentence reports for the courts advising on appropriate interventions;</li><li>supervise young people serving a community sentence;</li><li>stay in touch with a young person if they’re sentenced to custody; and</li><li>assist in the child’s resettlement post-custody.</li></ul></ul><p>All children who come into contact with the YOS (including EEA nationals) will have their individual circumstances and needs assessed and will receive interventions and support accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/09/2019 16:25:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1170525

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Law Centres: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for Law Centres.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	900166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the valuable work that Law Centres do in local communities around the country, and we support them in this through both grant funding and through legal aid contracts.</p><p>We are also working collaboratively with the sector to explore co-locating piloting co-located support hubs as part of work to explore new, better ways to help people resolve their issues.</p><p>My officials continue to meet regularly with representatives of law centres to discuss ways in which we can work together to enhance the breadth of legal support available to everyone in society.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/01/2020 16:51:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1149056

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving educational opportunities for young offenders.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
	uin	65
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We have long worked collaboratively with the Department for Education (DfE) to improve educational and other rehabilitative outcomes for children in the youth justice system.</p><p>The DfE has a proactive role in the governance and delivery of many youth justice projects:</p><ul><li>Our new secure schools model for youth custody has been developed collaboratively with the DfE and has a strong focus on improving the provision of education through the commissioning of child-focused providers.</li><li>We are retendering learning services in young offender institutions (YOIs) by September 2021 when existing contracts are due to expire. The DfE is part of this project and provides advice on it, particularly regarding developing service requirements and engaging schools, colleges and academy trusts.</li><li>The DfE and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) work closely with other government departments to implement the cross-government serious violence strategy, which includes provisions for schools-based early intervention and prevention initiatives where appropriate, and to minimise the harmful impact of school exclusions.</li></ul><p>Over the longer-term, the DfE, MoJ and other government departments are reviewing the structure and governance of the youth justice system in Wales and the entire youth secure estate to improve alignment, standards and outcomes for children</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/10/2019 14:42:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1170529

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Criminal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of criminal records acquired by minors on their life opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	900233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>We believe that that children who offend should have the opportunity to learn from their mistakes and move ahead positively with their lives while ensuring ensure the public are adequately protected.</p><p>The criminal records disclosure regime is designed to help employers make informed recruitment decisions through the disclosure of appropriate and relevant information, particularly for roles involving children and vulnerable adults.</p><p>We have noted the Supreme Court judgment in P and others and my department is working closely with the Home Office to reform the existing regime.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/01/2020 14:27:35 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami