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1137120

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 safeguards his Department have put in place to ensure that claimants using the Litigant in Person portal are (a) informed of and (b) able to enforce their legal rights.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Government is working closely with a broad group of expert stakeholders to develop a new accessible IT Service. This will support and enable both represented and unrepresented claimants to progress Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims under the new small claims track limit of £5,000. The Government’s key design principle in approaching the development of the new IT service is that that the claimant and access to justice must be at the heart of the process and the new service must be as simple and efficient as possible for unrepresented claimants to make, progress and settle their claims online without the need to go to court. In addition, unrepresented claimants will also have access to a bespoke alternative dispute resolution scheme, which will enable them to gain, at no cost to themselves, an independent view on the liability decision made by the defendant insurer. The service will also provide claimants with guidance, so that claimants can understand and navigate the IT Service without unnecessary delay.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Claimants however, will not be precluded from having legal representation at any point of the process, but will be liable to pay for a lawyer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:35:42 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
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

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

1137136

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	Fines: Surcharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, purusuant to the Answer of to Question 252552, where the difference between the Victims Surcharge collected and the Victims Surcharge contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget is allocated.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	273770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Victim and Witness Budget, which is used to fund support service for victims and witnesses, is set each year and includes funding from a number of different sources. This includes a forecasted contribution from the revenue raised by the Victim Surcharge.</p><p> </p><p>The Victim and Witness Budget for funding victim support services increased to £96m in 2018/19 and has near-doubled funding for victim support services since 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2015/16 and 2017/18 the revenue raised from the Surcharge surpassed the forecasted contribution, so the excess was put towards compensating victims of violent crime through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. However, we have now changed our procedures so that from this financial year, all revenue raised will be included in the Surcharge contribution to Victim and Witness Budget.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 273771 question first answered 10/07/2019 15:39:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1137138

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	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for how many inquests was legal aid provided in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	273772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 273774 question first answered 10/07/2019 16:21:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1137139

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	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
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 proportion of inquests for which legal aid was provided in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	273773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>This information would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid funding is provided when the requisite eligibility criteria are met. Following consideration of claims for payment from the lawyers involved, all payments are made from a central legal aid budget, which is not demarcated according to any particular category of law.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:30:20 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1137140

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	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of legal aid granted to inquests in each year since 2010 is.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	273774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 273772 question first answered 10/07/2019 16:21:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

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
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