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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Family Courts: Domestic Abuse more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fact-finding hearings where domestic abuse is alleged have been conducted since the revised Practice Direction PD12J – Domestic Abuse was introduced on 2 October 2017. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Swansea East more like this
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Carolyn Harris more like this
star this property uin 205332 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-14more like thismore than 2019-01-14
star this property answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested data. Family court statistics are published on a quarterly basis in the Family Court Statistics Quarterly, which is publicly available on gov.uk. However, this data does not distinguish between fact-finding hearings and the number of hearings overall.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-01-14T14:38:02.97Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-14T14:38:02.97Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Carolyn Harris more like this
1035224
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Civil Partnerships Dissolution and Divorce more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparison he has made of the divorce rates of married couples and couples within civil partnerships. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency South Holland and The Deepings more like this
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Sir John Hayes more like this
star this property uin 205181 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-11more like thismore than 2019-01-11
star this property answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics has published data on the rates of divorce and civil partnership dissolution, available at <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/vitalstatisticspopulationandhealthreferencetables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/vitalstatisticspopulationandhealthreferencetables</a>. The most recent data is for 2017. These rates are not directly comparable, given that no civil partnerships can date back before the first formations in 2005. The first dissolutions took place in 2007.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that committed family relationships are important to society. That is why the Prime Minister has announced that the Government will extend civil partnerships to opposite sex couples.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-01-11T17:25:09.52Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-11T17:25:09.52Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir John Hayes more like this
1035225
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Trespass more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make trespass a criminal offence. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency South Holland and The Deepings more like this
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Sir John Hayes more like this
star this property uin 205182 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-11more like thismore than 2019-01-11
star this property answer text <p>Last year the Government ran a consultation on <strong><em>Powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampment. </em></strong>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will publish a Government response in due course.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-01-11T17:04:08.097Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-11T17:04:08.097Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir John Hayes more like this
1035325
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Courts: Fines more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of uncollected court fines is in each year since 2010. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
star this property uin 205342 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-09more like thismore than 2019-01-09
star this property answer text <p>The cumulative amount of outstanding court fines as at 31<sup>st</sup> March of each year is detailed below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ended 31<sup>st</sup> March</p></td><td><p>£’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>623,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>504,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>374,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>340,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>335,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>370,591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>396,766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>413,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>395,804</p></td></tr></tbody></table> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-01-09T17:47:27.973Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-09T17:47:27.973Z
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4517
star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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4493
unstar this property label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1035330
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Family Courts: Legal Representation more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents had no representation at a family court case relating to a child in each year since 2010. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
star this property uin 205347 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-17more like thismore than 2019-01-17
star this property answer text <p>The number of unrepresented parents in private law Children Act cases is shown in the table below.</p><p>Since 2015, we have invested almost £6.5million in a support strategy for unrepresented parties. This provides practical support and information as well as routes to free or more affordable legal advice. Public funding remains available for parents in public law Children Act proceedings where a local authority seeks an order to place a child in care or under its supervision, and in private law Children Act cases where there is evidence of domestic or child abuse.</p><p>Whilst we do publish numbers of private law cases with either an unrepresented applicant or respondent as part of Family Court Statistics Quarterly, the data does not show the relationship to the child.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="14"><p><strong>Table 1: The total number of private law cases started and the number applicants and respondents who had no representation in these cases from 2011 to 2017.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total number of cases started<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Cases with at least one hearing<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Unrepresented Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Unrepresented Respondents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Parent</p></td><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Unknown<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Parent</p></td><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Unknown<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 49,067 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 45,907 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10,224</p></td><td><p>2,560</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>13,078</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19,129</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>5,517</p></td><td><p>25,897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 52,062 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 49,157 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11,583</p></td><td><p>2,524</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>14,447</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21,117</p></td><td><p>1,243</p></td><td><p>6,344</p></td><td><p>28,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 54,624 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 51,846 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>17,007</p></td><td><p>3,413</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>20,996</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>28,205</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td><td><p>9,704</p></td><td><p>39,365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 42,114 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 39,776 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16,753</p></td><td><p>3,181</p></td><td><p>829</p></td><td><p>20,763</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21,824</p></td><td><p>908</p></td><td><p>9,164</p></td><td><p>31,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 43,347 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 41,435 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>18,544</p></td><td><p>2,969</p></td><td><p>937</p></td><td><p>22,450</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>23,685</p></td><td><p>1,032</p></td><td><p>8,161</p></td><td><p>32,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 48,246 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 46,256 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21,839</p></td><td><p>3,094</p></td><td><p>1,073</p></td><td><p>26,006</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>26,669</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>8,524</p></td><td><p>36,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 50,652 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 48,625 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>23,881</p></td><td><p>3,303</p></td><td><p>925</p></td><td><p>28,109</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30,306</p></td><td><p>1,174</p></td><td><p>6,831</p></td><td><p>38,311</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Notes: <br>1) Self-representation is determined by the field 'legal representation' in Familyman being left blank. Therefore, this is only a proxy measure and parties without a recorded representative are not necessarily self-representing litigants in person. Please note that the latest quarters' figures may reduce in future publications, particularly in regard to parties obtaining legal representation as cases progress. Therefore, the latest quarter figures should be considered as provisional</p><p>2) In this instance 'at least one hearing' refers to non-vacated scheduled hearings, rather than actual hearings that have taken place.</p><p>3) 'Unrepresented' refers to parties where the REPRESENTATIVE_ID field has been left blank. Therefore, they should be considered as parties without a recorded representative, rather than 'litigants in person'.</p><p>4) 'Other' can refer to Grandparents, Step-Parents, Special Guardians or Children.</p><p>5) 'Unknown' relations to child can occur in cases where relation to child is not requested (e.g. if the applicant or respondent is a local authority). This is the case for 3% of applicants and 23% of respondents given in the table.</p><p>6) 'Total number of cases started' and 'Cases with at least one hearing' are included only for additional context and will include hearings with represented parties.</p><p>7) The central data system FamilyMan was fully rolled out by the end of 2010 and so any data prior to this in FamilyMan is not complete and not shown in this table.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-01-17T17:45:05.737Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-17T17:45:05.737Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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4493
unstar this property label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1035331
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Duty Solicitors more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the long term viability of the criminal duty solicitors scheme. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
star this property uin 205348 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-11more like thismore than 2019-01-11
star this property answer text <p>The Government is clear that there are sufficient solicitors to undertake criminal legal aid-funded cases and will make sure this continues to be the case. The Legal Aid Agency monitors capacity across criminal legal aid contracts on a regular basis and takes action to ensure there is ongoing availability of criminal legal advice for the public.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 tender for crime contracts resulted in a greater number of offices being awarded a criminal legal aid contract, providing sufficient coverage in each local authority area. The Government is also beginning a review of all criminal legal aid fee schemes, including the criminal duty solicitor fee scheme, in January 2019.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-01-11T16:46:51.287Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-11T16:46:51.287Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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4493
unstar this property label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1035360
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Ministry of Justice: Brexit more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
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Chris Stephens more like this
star this property uin 205327 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-11more like thismore than 2019-01-11
star this property answer text <p>The approximate total number of people working on EU exit across the MoJ is 110 MoJ EU exit programme includes work on both deal and no-deal scenarios in preparation for the UK exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Departments continually review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate. We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit</p><p>Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery across the whole of government.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-01-11T16:46:00.777Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-11T16:46:00.777Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this