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1694126

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Guardianship Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been subject to a special guardianship order in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	17246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not collect figures in relation to how many children are subject to a special guardianship order at any one time.</p><p>However, the following table extracted from the publicly available Family Court Statistics Quarterly figures provides details on the number of children involved in orders from 2013 until 2022. Data for public law cases in 2022 has not been published due to data issues resulting from the reform of public law services.</p><p>The number of these orders has remained relatively stable over that period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Public Law</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Private Law</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4,923</p></td><td><p>1,863</p></td><td><p>6,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,852</p></td><td><p>1,944</p></td><td><p>6,796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5,514</p></td><td><p>1,949</p></td><td><p>7,463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5,668</p></td><td><p>1,812</p></td><td><p>7,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>5,758</p></td><td><p>1,581</p></td><td><p>7,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>1,501</p></td><td><p>7,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5,835</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>7,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>5,268</p></td><td><p>1,196</p></td><td><p>6,464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>6,124</p></td><td><p>1,293</p></td><td><p>7,417</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>1,184</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 11/03/2024 17:06:49 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1564358

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many overseas nationals are imprisoned in the UK by nationality.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	117404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested, in relation to England and Wales, can be found in Table 1.7 at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113584/Population_30Sep2022.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113584/Population_30Sep2022.ods</a>.</p><p>The table provides information in relation to all prisoners in England and Wales, and to foreign nationals held in prison in England and Wales, as of 30 September 2022, the latest publication of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/01/2023 14:32:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1200535

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many child sexual abuse criminal cases have had their court dates postponed since the beginning of the covid-19 lockdown period.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	54847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Magistrates’ and Crown Court figures relating to child sexual abuse adjournments are not collated, however cases with serious safeguarding implications are being prioritised for listing by the independent judiciary. Figures on vacated trials in the first and second quarters of 2020 are due for publication as part of the National Statistics on criminal courts in June and September 2020 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/06/2020 16:47:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1169543

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Paternity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has plans to undertake a review of the terms of the Legitimacy Act 1976 in relation to the registration of children born to parents who subsequently engage in a (a) marriage and (b) civil partnership.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	1263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Family Law Reform Act 1987 greatly reduced the practical significance in English law of the concept of legitimacy, so that children born outside marriage are not stigmatised. The Government therefore has no plans to review the law on legitimacy at this time.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/01/2020 14:10:29 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1146243

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many referrals from Independent Reviewing Officers to CAFCASS on behalf of children in care have resulted in legal action in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	290555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>No referrals from Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) to Cafcass on behalf of children in care have resulted in legal proceedings in the last 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>20 referrals were made to Cafcass by IROs during the period in question. Cafcass responds to every referral and appoints a Cafcass officer (often the previous guardian) to provide an independent assessment of the child’s circumstances. Cafcass seeks in-house legal advice for each referral which will recommend whether legal action should be commenced in order to protect the child’s interests.</p><p> </p><p>In all cases, Cafcass enters into negotiation with the local authority to try to resolve any dispute by negotiation or mediation to achieve the best outcome for the child and most referrals are resolved by agreement. Cafcass takes every step possible to ensure a child's human rights are effectively protected and would not hesitate to take court action when there is no other effective way to achieve a positive outcome for the child.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/10/2019 14:38:27 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1124354

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to extend the position of trust law to sports coaches and youth justice workers with positions of influence over children.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	249794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Any sexual activity with a child under 16 is a criminal offence, regardless of whether consent is given. Any non-consensual sexual activity is also a crime, whatever the age of the victim and whatever the relationship between the victim and perpetrator.</p><p> </p><p>I recognise that there are concerns about those who might abuse their position of power over a 16 or 17-year-old to pressure them into engaging in a sexual relationship. Such behaviour is very likely to be caught by the robust laws we already have in place,</p><p> </p><p>However, we remain absolutely committed to protecting children and young people from sexual abuse and we want to ensure that existing offences are being used effectively to tackle this behaviour, and that those working with young people understand their responsibilities and act appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>My department, working closely with colleagues across government, is taking forward a review of the existing law, to check that that it is working effectively and ensuring young people are protected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/05/2019 16:46:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

911199

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Justice Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) membership is of and (b) chairing arrangements are for the Family Justice Board.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	147778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Board is jointly chaired by myself and my counterpart at the Department for Education, the honourable member for Stratford-on-Avon. Its members are senior stakeholders from across the family justice system.</p><p>The current membership and more information about its role can be found at the link below. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/family-justice-board#membership" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/family-justice-board#membership</a></p><p>The table below contains the dates of the Family Justice Board meetings held from inception when it was independently chaired by Sir David Norgrove.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FJB1</p></td><td><p>29/03/12</p></td><td><p>FJB12</p></td><td><p>08/04/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB2</p></td><td><p>09/05/12</p></td><td><p>FJB13</p></td><td><p>12/06/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB3</p></td><td><p>08/08/12</p></td><td><p>FJB14</p></td><td><p>02/10/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB4</p></td><td><p>14/11/12</p></td><td><p>FJB15</p></td><td><p>19/12/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB5</p></td><td><p>21/01/13</p></td><td><p>FJB16</p></td><td><p>30/03/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB6</p></td><td><p>11/03/13</p></td><td><p>FJB17</p></td><td><p>07/07/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB7</p></td><td><p>30/04/13</p></td><td><p>FJB18</p></td><td><p>29/09/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB8</p></td><td><p>25/06/13</p></td><td><p>FJB19</p></td><td><p>15/12/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB9</p></td><td><p>14/10/13</p></td><td><p>FJB20</p></td><td><p>23/03/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB10</p></td><td><p>16/12/13</p></td><td><p>FJB21</p></td><td><p>27/06/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB11</p></td><td><p>13/02/14</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below contains the dates of the Family Justice Board since the Board has been chaired jointly by Ministers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FJB1</p></td><td><p>07/11/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB2</p></td><td><p>08/03/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB3</p></td><td><p>06/06/18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will arrange to publish the minutes in due course at the weblink above.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147779 question first answered 04/06/2018 09:47:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

861163

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the scope of individuals covered by the position of trust terms of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to include (a) youth workers, (b) sports coaches and (c) ministers of religion.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	132312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The protection of children remains a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are currently considering proposals being developed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to extend the definition of a ‘position of trust’ in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to include “sports coaches”.</p><p> </p><p>We currently have no plans to extend the definitions to include youth workers or ministers of religion, but we keep this important area of the law under regular review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/03/2018 14:36:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391518

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the email sent by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham on 13 May regarding the case of a constituent receiving inadequate support and provision on leaving jail, and the follow-up email sent in 17 June.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	8114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>I responded to the Hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham on 8 June.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 07/09/2015 15:39:58 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

171313

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the potential merits of the appointment of specialist magistrates able to sit at short notice and out-of-hours to expedite eviction orders against illegal Traveller encampments.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	219208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>It is felt that the current legal framework, including the new powers devolved to local authorities, is sufficient to deal with the problem of illegal traveller encampments.</p><p> </p><p>I will, however, keep the situation under review, and my officials will ensure that I am kept informed of any developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 14:58:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton