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795215

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Jurisdiction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the call in the report by the House of Lords Justice Sub-Committee of the Select Committee on the EU Brexit: justice for families, individuals and businesses? (7th Report, Session 2016–17, HL Paper 134) for them to publish a coherent plan for addressing the post-Brexit application of the so-called Brussels regime.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL3617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its future partnership paper on cross-border civil judicial cooperation on 22 August 2017. This set out that an effective framework of civil judicial cooperation is an important part of the deep and special partnership we want to establish with the EU. The Government will therefore seek an agreement with the EU that allows for close and comprehensive cross-border civil judicial cooperation on a reciprocal basis, which reflects closely the substantive principles of cooperation under the current EU framework.</p><p> </p><p>The paper also set out our intention to continue participation in those Hague Conventions we currently participate in by virtue of our membership of the EU, and to continue to participate in the Lugano Convention that, by virtue of our membership of the EU, forms the basis for the UK’s civil judicial cooperation with Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 04/12/2017 15:48:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

795317

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many reports of suspected fraud have been made to the Legal Aid Agency in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	115738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of reports to Legal Aid Agency of suspected fraud</p></td><td><p>Number of successful prosecutions resulting from reports made to Legal Aid Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013 to March 2014</p></td><td><p>879</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014 to March 2015</p></td><td><p>766</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015 to March 2016</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016 to March 2017</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 to November 2017</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There has been one prosecution for fraud resulting from complaints to the Legal Aid Agency undertaken by an individual or body other than the Crown Prosecution Service since 2013. The prosecution commenced in July 2016 but in April 2017 the Director of Public Prosecutions exercised her powers under section 6(2) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to take over the conduct of the criminal proceedings. The trial is set for May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 115740 115741 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:44:45 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

795319

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions for fraud have resulted from complaints made to the Legal Aid Agency in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	115740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of reports to Legal Aid Agency of suspected fraud</p></td><td><p>Number of successful prosecutions resulting from reports made to Legal Aid Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013 to March 2014</p></td><td><p>879</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014 to March 2015</p></td><td><p>766</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015 to March 2016</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016 to March 2017</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 to November 2017</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There has been one prosecution for fraud resulting from complaints to the Legal Aid Agency undertaken by an individual or body other than the Crown Prosecution Service since 2013. The prosecution commenced in July 2016 but in April 2017 the Director of Public Prosecutions exercised her powers under section 6(2) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to take over the conduct of the criminal proceedings. The trial is set for May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 115738 115741 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:44:45 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

795320

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for fraud resulting from complaints to the Legal Aid Agency were undertaken by individuals or bodies other than the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2013, and how many of those prosecutions were successful.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	115741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of reports to Legal Aid Agency of suspected fraud</p></td><td><p>Number of successful prosecutions resulting from reports made to Legal Aid Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013 to March 2014</p></td><td><p>879</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014 to March 2015</p></td><td><p>766</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015 to March 2016</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016 to March 2017</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 to November 2017</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There has been one prosecution for fraud resulting from complaints to the Legal Aid Agency undertaken by an individual or body other than the Crown Prosecution Service since 2013. The prosecution commenced in July 2016 but in April 2017 the Director of Public Prosecutions exercised her powers under section 6(2) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to take over the conduct of the criminal proceedings. The trial is set for May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 115738 115740 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:44:45 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

795344

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Telephone Services
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 17 November to Question 111484, on Ministry of Justice: telephone services, for what reason his Department does not hold information on phonelines transferred to arms-length bodies.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	115765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Arm’s Length Bodies are independent organisations, that operate at arm’s length from the Ministry of Justice. They are responsible and accountable for ensuring that their liabilities for the receipt of services, such as phone lines, are met. As a result, the Ministry of Justice does not hold this information for Arm’s Length Bodies.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/12/2017 15:33:27 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

795366

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) employment tribunal judges and (b) staff there were in (i) West Midlands and (ii) Coventry in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	115787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>There are a total of 13 Employment Tribunal Judges in West Midlands working an average of 12.11 full time equivalent in the last 12 months</p><p> </p><p>There are a total of 33.39 Employment Tribunal Staff in West Midlands working an average of 34.8 full time equivalent in the last 12 months.</p><p>There are no Employment Tribunal hearings in Coventry and recruitment is currently ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 30/11/2017 18:10:19 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

795483

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the owners of the multi-agency public protection guidance to remove references to the UK Border Agency.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	115904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The MAPPA Guidance is currently under review. References to the UKBA are primarily contained within the Duty to Co-operate Agencies and Foreign National Offenders chapters. My officials have redrafted both of these chapters and references to UKBA have been removed. As with other chapters, officials are consulting interested parties on proposed revisions to these two chapters and are currently awaiting comments from the Home Office Immigration Enforcement. Once the consultation has been completed, officials will seek approval from and on behalf of the Secretary of State for the amended chapters to be published.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 04/12/2017 13:38:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

795493

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he is making on the development of the Government’s strategy for women offenders and what gaps he has identified in the provision of services to women offenders.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	115914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation. As part of this process we have assessed where the gaps in provision are for community services and the custodial estate.</p><p> </p><p>Considering how we can best address the needs of female offenders, to improve outcomes for them, their families and their communities, is a complex issue that we want to get right.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing a strategy for female offenders to improve outcomes for women in the community and custody. This will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 04/12/2017 16:17:19 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

795494

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what services each community rehabilitation company offers to women.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	115915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) are contractually required to provide services for female offenders that they are managing in the community, and to deliver resettlement services to offenders both before and following release from prison. As part of our reforms to probation, we have given providers the flexibility to innovate, and to tailor rehabilitative support to the particular needs of offenders locally. We have not, therefore, prescribed how much of the additional funding for CRCs must be spent on services for female offenders. Records detailing the specifics of each service available in every individual CRC could only be collated at disproportionate cost, however records detailing the organisations responsible for the provision of these services are available, with the most recent dated July 2017. All 21 CRCs have arrangements in place to address the needs of female offenders. 20 of the 21 CRCs have subcontracting arrangements in place to deliver these services, with Durham Tees Valley CRC providing the service directly. Across these 20 CRCs, there are 47 locally based organisations delivering targeted support for female offenders, addressing their specific needs locally. A further seven small providers deliver services across larger, geographically remote, areas.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have a robust contract management and assurance process in place for CRCs, and continue to assess their performance through a range of service levels, including their delivery of Through the Gate and how they are addressing the specific needs of female offenders.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 115916 question first answered 05/12/2017 15:33:16 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

795495

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral answer to the Right Honourable Member for Delyn on 31 October 2017, Official Report, column 696), how much of the additional funding allocated to community rehabilitation companies is being spent on specific provision for women.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	115916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) are contractually required to provide services for female offenders that they are managing in the community, and to deliver resettlement services to offenders both before and following release from prison. As part of our reforms to probation, we have given providers the flexibility to innovate, and to tailor rehabilitative support to the particular needs of offenders locally. We have not, therefore, prescribed how much of the additional funding for CRCs must be spent on services for female offenders. Records detailing the specifics of each service available in every individual CRC could only be collated at disproportionate cost, however records detailing the organisations responsible for the provision of these services are available, with the most recent dated July 2017. All 21 CRCs have arrangements in place to address the needs of female offenders. 20 of the 21 CRCs have subcontracting arrangements in place to deliver these services, with Durham Tees Valley CRC providing the service directly. Across these 20 CRCs, there are 47 locally based organisations delivering targeted support for female offenders, addressing their specific needs locally. A further seven small providers deliver services across larger, geographically remote, areas.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have a robust contract management and assurance process in place for CRCs, and continue to assess their performance through a range of service levels, including their delivery of Through the Gate and how they are addressing the specific needs of female offenders.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 115915 question first answered 05/12/2017 15:33:16 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green