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1137118

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date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether each prison is required to maintain a record of the courses offered to prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Prisons are required to maintain a record of the courses offered to prisoners. All prisons under the Prison Education Framework (PEF) contract are required to agree an annual delivery plan which sets out the services to be provided. Once the delivery plan is finalised a copy of the curriculum is uploaded onto an HMPPS Management Information System which is then visible and available to all prisons to support better co-ordination of the offer prisoners receive.</p><p> </p><p>We want prisons to provide offenders with the tools they need for successful rehabilitation, including education opportunities that prepare them for employment on release.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:16:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137119

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wellingborough Prison: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2019 to Question 253599 on Glen Pava Prison and Wellingborough Prison: Contracts, on what date his Department plans to launch the mini-competition for the operation of the prison at Wellingborough.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The number of people convicted for offences under s41 of the Dentistry Act 1984 (“Unregistered person carrying on the business of dentistry”) over the last 3 years was 2; 1 in each of 2016 and 2017. It is not possible to identify whether these offences were specific to teeth whitening in centrally held data on court proceedings. </del><ins class="ministerial">We launched the mini-competition for the operation of the first new Resettlement Prison at Wellingborough on Friday 12 July 2019 and anticipate making the award to the successful operator in July 2020.</ins></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/07/2019 16:21:59 question first ministerially corrected 18/07/2019 09:47:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 129114 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137121

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
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 cost to the public purse to date and; the full cost of introduction of the Litigant in Person portal.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working in partnership with its key delivery partner, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, in designing and developing a new IT Service to enable injured claimants to progress their own Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims under the new £5,000 small claims track limit.</p><p>The costs associated with this new service will be funded by the insurance industry. As such, there are no costs to the public purse arising from the design, build and annual operation of the new service.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:27:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137122

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is for the testing period of the Litigant in Person portal.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with its key delivery partner (the Motor Insurers’ Bureau) and a broad group of expert stakeholders from across the personal injury sector to develop a new accessible IT Service. This will enable both represented and unrepresented claimants to progress Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims under £5,000.</p><p>Public testing of the IT Service is planned to begin in November 2019 and, in light of user’s experience, the Government will consider making some further modifications to the service before it goes live in April 2020, so that it is easy to understand and navigate.</p><p>In addition, the service will provide a significant amount of management information. The Government is committed to reviewing this management information and how the new service is operating to identify any required changes and improvements approximately eighteen months from implementation. This will include a full evaluation of all relevant data relating to the overall customer experience of claimants using the service.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:27:46 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137131

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Industrial Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to staff working in prisons on (a) reporting and (b) not reporting injuries sustained at work.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service issues national guidance on the reporting of injuries sustained by staff. This can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2016/psi-02-2106-hs-arrangements-management-accident-reporting.doc" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2016/psi-02-2106-hs-arrangements-management-accident-reporting.doc</a></p><p> </p><p>This document outlines and clarifies the key duties to be undertaken by staff and managers reporting and recording work place accidents, injury and ill-health to employees and third parties and any associated litigation. It is designed to achieve more consistent standards, deliver pragmatic and effective legal compliance and reduce duplication of effort and documentation across the estate.</p><p> </p><p>All staff are aware of the requirement to record and report accidents and injuries arising from their work within prison service establishments. Managers also have a duty of care to ensure that necessary investigations are carried out in accordance with the policy.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:19:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137168

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	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 not-for-profit legal aid providers provided legal services in each region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>LAA office</p></td><td colspan="10"><p>Financial Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20 as at July</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>596</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>495</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>456</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>395</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>397</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>320</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>311</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>295</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>213</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The above table shows the number of not-for-profit solicitor offices located in each region as defined by the Legal Aid Agency, proximate to the area of England and Wales covered by each LAA office. Note that the LAA commissions services on a ‘Procurement Area’ basis. Procurement Areas have been developed based on various local factors; not all can be compared on a like-for-like basis.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals are able to access legal advice and services from any provider holding a legal aid contract, this includes from approved legal advice providers located locally or nearby regions.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency keeps availability of legal support under constant review and takes urgent action whenever it has concerns.</p><p> </p><p>We spent £1.6 billion on legal aid last year and in addition to the Civil Legal Advice Telephone service, we are investing £5m in innovative technologies to help people access legal support wherever they are.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Law Centre Starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>31,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>32,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>24,528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>15,327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>13,243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>12,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>11,895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>11,106</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The above figures show both New Matter Starts opened under the Civil Legal Help scheme, and cases which commenced receiving a legal aid certificate under the Civil Representation scheme by Law Centres in each year. Figures for Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme Work are absent for the years 2010-2011, 2011-2012 &amp; 2012-2013, as a breakdown of that work is not available in the format that has been requested.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 273815 question first answered 15/07/2019 16:07:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137178

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2019 to Question 269807 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Staff, if he will publish the information for March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of agency staff in HMCTS was 2,623 as of March 2019, which was 14.15%. The earliest held comparable data is from 2016 and shows 1,569, which was 8.5% of the staffing numbers. This is an increase of 1,054 over this period (or 5.65% of total staffing numbers). However, this is a 0.45 percentage point decrease from the previous year (March 2018). The following tables show a breakdown by grade as requested.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Mar-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employee type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band B</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band C</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band D</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band E</p></td><td><p>1247</p></td><td><p>12.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band F</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>10.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,569</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.5%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employee type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band B</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band C</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band D</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band E</p></td><td><p>2380</p></td><td><p>22.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band F</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>12.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,737</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14.6%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employee type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band B</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0.13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band C</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band D</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band E</p></td><td><p>2358</p></td><td><p>22.34%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band F</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>10.63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,623</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14.15%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We were unable to provide data from 2010 as HMCTS did not exist in its current form until 2011. Prior to this there were multiple business units that held their own people data. We are unable to obtain agency data from HR systems prior to 2016. As with any large data system, there are also likely to be some inaccuracies.</p><p> </p><p>Over the period of Reform, we expect the shape and size of the organisation to change. As part of this we are reducing our staffing levels and expect the future skills of our people to change. The HMCTS workforce strategy during this period is to increase the capability of our staff, whilst simultaneously increasing our workforce flexibility through the increased usage of contingent labour. This is in order to reduce redundancy costs and protect the jobs of longer serving, permanent staff. The required staffing level needed across each of our HMCTS sites is monitored closely, and proactive recruitment undertaken to ensure these levels are maintained.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/07/2019 16:50:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137180

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Law Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what records his Department holds on the number of cases started by law centres in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>LAA office</p></td><td colspan="10"><p>Financial Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20 as at July</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>596</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>495</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>456</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>395</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>397</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>320</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>311</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>295</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>213</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The above table shows the number of not-for-profit solicitor offices located in each region as defined by the Legal Aid Agency, proximate to the area of England and Wales covered by each LAA office. Note that the LAA commissions services on a ‘Procurement Area’ basis. Procurement Areas have been developed based on various local factors; not all can be compared on a like-for-like basis.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals are able to access legal advice and services from any provider holding a legal aid contract, this includes from approved legal advice providers located locally or nearby regions.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency keeps availability of legal support under constant review and takes urgent action whenever it has concerns.</p><p> </p><p>We spent £1.6 billion on legal aid last year and in addition to the Civil Legal Advice Telephone service, we are investing £5m in innovative technologies to help people access legal support wherever they are.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Law Centre Starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>31,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>32,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>24,528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>15,327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>13,243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>12,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>11,895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>11,106</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The above figures show both New Matter Starts opened under the Civil Legal Help scheme, and cases which commenced receiving a legal aid certificate under the Civil Representation scheme by Law Centres in each year. Figures for Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme Work are absent for the years 2010-2011, 2011-2012 &amp; 2012-2013, as a breakdown of that work is not available in the format that has been requested.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 273812 question first answered 15/07/2019 16:07:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

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registered interest
date	05/07/2019
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 the average time taken was to complete a single employment tribunal claim by employment tribunal office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) can only provide data for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2019. Data below the level of published statistics are not available prior to 1 April 2014 due to a data reconciliation exercise.</p><p>The average time taken (in weeks) to complete a single employment tribunal claim by the employment tribunal in each office since 2014 is outlined in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Employment Tribunal Office</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Central</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stratford</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the tribunal’s judiciary to appoint additional judges to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal. 58 (or 51.5 full time equivalent) salaried employment judges took up positions from April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:24:13 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137184

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
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 the average number of outstanding employment tribunal cases was by employment tribunal office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service can only provide data for the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The number of outstanding employment tribunal cases is a snapshot of data taken at a specific point in time and cannot be re-run retrospectively. While data at a national level can be found in the published statistics retrospective reporting at office level in line with the published statistics are not available prior to 2013.</p><p>The number of outstanding employment tribunal cases by employment tribunal office since 2013 are outlined in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>ALL CASES<sup>1,2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>OFFICE</strong></p></td><td><p>As at 31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>As at 31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>As at 31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>As at 31 March 2016</p></td><td><p>As at 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>As at 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>As at 31 March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>44910</p></td><td><p>48996</p></td><td><p>39792</p></td><td><p>38727</p></td><td><p>37682</p></td><td><p>39157</p></td><td><p>38900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottingham</strong></p></td><td><p>4399</p></td><td><p>5678</p></td><td><p>4663</p></td><td><p>4404</p></td><td><p>3981</p></td><td><p>4742</p></td><td><p>4660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p>13302</p></td><td><p>14090</p></td><td><p>10260</p></td><td><p>6679</p></td><td><p>3101</p></td><td><p>5332</p></td><td><p>6830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Manchester</strong></p></td><td><p>23293</p></td><td><p>17070</p></td><td><p>17117</p></td><td><p>15650</p></td><td><p>17314</p></td><td><p>39642</p></td><td><p>48507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Newcastle</strong></p></td><td><p>29331</p></td><td><p>24945</p></td><td><p>17594</p></td><td><p>11495</p></td><td><p>7556</p></td><td><p>5189</p></td><td><p>4895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aberdeen</strong></p></td><td><p>2954</p></td><td><p>3112</p></td><td><p>2958</p></td><td><p>3396</p></td><td><p>3046</p></td><td><p>2890</p></td><td><p>2524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dundee</strong></p></td><td><p>6749</p></td><td><p>6098</p></td><td><p>6367</p></td><td><p>6626</p></td><td><p>4697</p></td><td><p>3947</p></td><td><p>3430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Edinburgh</strong></p></td><td><p>6063</p></td><td><p>2273</p></td><td><p>3302</p></td><td><p>2993</p></td><td><p>3055</p></td><td><p>2905</p></td><td><p>2599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow</strong></p></td><td><p>63651</p></td><td><p>56561</p></td><td><p>66814</p></td><td><p>64128</p></td><td><p>56176</p></td><td><p>58236</p></td><td><p>75053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London Central</strong></p></td><td><p>12448</p></td><td><p>13539</p></td><td><p>13720</p></td><td><p>22369</p></td><td><p>30152</p></td><td><p>36758</p></td><td><p>39036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London South</strong></p></td><td><p>349709</p></td><td><p>259614</p></td><td><p>13126</p></td><td><p>4872</p></td><td><p>5940</p></td><td><p>7600</p></td><td><p>9546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East London</strong></p></td><td><p>4666</p></td><td><p>3386</p></td><td><p>2965</p></td><td><p>3364</p></td><td><p>3551</p></td><td><p>3140</p></td><td><p>3864</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Watford</strong></p></td><td><p>3485</p></td><td><p>3191</p></td><td><p>3763</p></td><td><p>28922</p></td><td><p>74175</p></td><td><p>108293</p></td><td><p>144008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bristol</strong></p></td><td><p>1927</p></td><td><p>3453</p></td><td><p>5018</p></td><td><p>14396</p></td><td><p>14452</p></td><td><p>14911</p></td><td><p>15199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>14517</p></td><td><p>10991</p></td><td><p>6860</p></td><td><p>4278</p></td><td><p>3593</p></td><td><p>3593</p></td><td><p>3725</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>HMCTS has been working with the tribunal's judiciary to support additional judges to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal. 58 (or 51.5 full time equivalents) salaried employment judges took up positions from April 2019.</p><p><sup>1</sup> Single claims are made by a sole employee/worker, relating to alleged breaches of employment rights.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Multiple claims are where two or more people bring proceedings arising out of the same facts, usually against a common employer.</p><p>All data were taken from the employment tribunal’s central database and as such is management information that is provisional and subject to change.</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, and are the best data available at the time of publication.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:30:23 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon