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date	10/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government provides support financial support to victims of domestic abuse who (a) cannot access shared equity assets and (b) are not eligible for legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	137971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>On 15 March the MoJ published a consultation on proposed changes to the means test for civil legal aid, to ensure access to justice. Under the plans, domestic abuse victims would benefit from a more generous means test, including significant increases to income and capital thresholds. In addition, when applying for legal aid for a dispute about an asset, that asset will not be included in the means assessment, making it fairer for domestic abuse victims contesting a property who cannot use their equity to fund the legal proceedings. These changes will significantly widen access to legal aid for victims and will make any contributions more affordable.</p><p>More broadly, in 2020 we launched a new £3m grant to enhance support for litigants in person with civil, family and tribunals problems, which is working with more than 50 not-for-profit organisations across England and Wales. This is in addition to the close to £9m the MoJ has invested in supporting litigants in person since 2015. Across 2020/21 and 2021/22 the MoJ also provided £1.6m funding to the Finding Legal Options for Women Survivors (FLOWS) project, run by RCJ Advice, which provides free legal support to victims of domestic abuse who wish to apply for an emergency protective order from the courts.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 137972 question first answered 17/03/2022 16:42:00 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1439838

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether financial support is available for victims of domestic abuse who do not qualify for legal aid to obtain court representation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	137972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>On 15 March the MoJ published a consultation on proposed changes to the means test for civil legal aid, to ensure access to justice. Under the plans, domestic abuse victims would benefit from a more generous means test, including significant increases to income and capital thresholds. In addition, when applying for legal aid for a dispute about an asset, that asset will not be included in the means assessment, making it fairer for domestic abuse victims contesting a property who cannot use their equity to fund the legal proceedings. These changes will significantly widen access to legal aid for victims and will make any contributions more affordable.</p><p>More broadly, in 2020 we launched a new £3m grant to enhance support for litigants in person with civil, family and tribunals problems, which is working with more than 50 not-for-profit organisations across England and Wales. This is in addition to the close to £9m the MoJ has invested in supporting litigants in person since 2015. Across 2020/21 and 2021/22 the MoJ also provided £1.6m funding to the Finding Legal Options for Women Survivors (FLOWS) project, run by RCJ Advice, which provides free legal support to victims of domestic abuse who wish to apply for an emergency protective order from the courts.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 137971 question first answered 17/03/2022 16:42:01 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1439841

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: McKenzie Friends
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that domestic abuse victims have access to a McKenzie friend in courts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	137974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is clear that victims of domestic abuse must have access to the help that they need, which is why legal aid is available for domestic abuse victims in private family law proceedings. This is subject to the statutory means and merits test and evidence requirements. Where domestic abuse victims are litigants in person in private family law proceedings, they have the right to have reasonable assistance from a layperson called a McKenzie Friend. This is subject to the litigant having received permission from the court for the McKenzie Friend to do so at the start of a hearing. The judge should give this permission unless the judge is satisfied that fairness and the interests of justice do not so require.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/03/2022 11:06:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe