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1185116

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how long, on average, it takes to gain grant of probate following an application for probate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL2618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) internal management information (which is not subject to the rigorous quality assurance processes of official statistics) has been used to show average times from receipt of an application to a grant being issued in February 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Measure </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Weeks to issued </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median to issue </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submission to issue for all grants issued in the month (including those stopped for queries or missing documentation)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From submission to issue for grants issued in the month that were not stopped.</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures include applications made via the online service and use the receipt date of the digital application for recording the time of issue, rather than the time the necessary supporting documentation is sent to HMCTS in order to start processing the application. The data has been extracted from the HMCTS Reform Core Case Data system, which is a new system in active development, and may not be directly comparable with figures for earlier periods.</p><p>Probate users can telephone the national Courts and Tribunal Service Centres with queries relating to Probate applications. In the month of February 2020, calls were answered within 3 minutes on average.</p><p>Official statistics are not held or published on the average length of time to grant probate after the filing of an inheritance tax form.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL2619 HL2622 question first answered 24/03/2020 17:57:50 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1185117

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether people can telephone a probate registry to find out how their application is progressing; and what is the average length of time for such telephone calls to be answered.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL2619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) internal management information (which is not subject to the rigorous quality assurance processes of official statistics) has been used to show average times from receipt of an application to a grant being issued in February 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Measure </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Weeks to issued </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median to issue </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submission to issue for all grants issued in the month (including those stopped for queries or missing documentation)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From submission to issue for grants issued in the month that were not stopped.</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures include applications made via the online service and use the receipt date of the digital application for recording the time of issue, rather than the time the necessary supporting documentation is sent to HMCTS in order to start processing the application. The data has been extracted from the HMCTS Reform Core Case Data system, which is a new system in active development, and may not be directly comparable with figures for earlier periods.</p><p>Probate users can telephone the national Courts and Tribunal Service Centres with queries relating to Probate applications. In the month of February 2020, calls were answered within 3 minutes on average.</p><p>Official statistics are not held or published on the average length of time to grant probate after the filing of an inheritance tax form.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL2618 HL2622 question first answered 24/03/2020 17:57:50 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1185120

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how long, on average, it takes to be granted probate after filing inheritance tax forms with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL2622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) internal management information (which is not subject to the rigorous quality assurance processes of official statistics) has been used to show average times from receipt of an application to a grant being issued in February 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Measure </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Weeks to issued </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median to issue </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submission to issue for all grants issued in the month (including those stopped for queries or missing documentation)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From submission to issue for grants issued in the month that were not stopped.</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures include applications made via the online service and use the receipt date of the digital application for recording the time of issue, rather than the time the necessary supporting documentation is sent to HMCTS in order to start processing the application. The data has been extracted from the HMCTS Reform Core Case Data system, which is a new system in active development, and may not be directly comparable with figures for earlier periods.</p><p>Probate users can telephone the national Courts and Tribunal Service Centres with queries relating to Probate applications. In the month of February 2020, calls were answered within 3 minutes on average.</p><p>Official statistics are not held or published on the average length of time to grant probate after the filing of an inheritance tax form.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL2618 HL2619 question first answered 24/03/2020 17:57:50 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1185133

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 13 March (HL2223), what guidance is given to prison governors on how to assess the balance between the rights of transgender individuals in custody and those of others in custody around them, as referred to in the Ministry of Justice Policy Framework on The care and management of individuals who are transgender; what examples are provided to illustrate this guidance; and how this guidance enables prison governors to assess the appropriate balance between the risk to inmates of a women's prison from being housed with a biologically male transgender prisoner who has a history of sexual offending and the risk of serious harm to the transgender prisoner if they were housed in a men's prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL2635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Governors do not have jurisdiction over the estate that a transgender individual is housed within. Rather, Complex Case Boards (CCBs) assess cases of transfers of transgender individuals between the male and female estates. These are chaired by Prison Group Directors (PGDs), who hold the ultimate responsibility for decisions. They are aided by experts and staff who have expertise on transgender identity and/or on the individual in question.</p><p>All PGDs who chair such boards are specially trained—in part using case studies, and many also have direct experience of cases. Additionally, there are core members of the CCB process who are invited to all CCBs and have experience of previous cases they have been involved with.</p><p>If a transgender female must legally be housed in the female estate, but a CCB deems their risk too high to be managed safely within the general population, HMPPS have alternative provision to enable this – namely through location on HMP Downview E Wing.</p><p>The ‘Care and management of individuals who are transgender’ Policy Framework was published on gov.uk within the Prison &amp; Probation Policy Frameworks collection. Operational guidance was also published to accompany the Policy Framework which is available to all Governors and staff, to help them care for and manage transgender individuals. Additionally, E Learning on how best to care for and manage transgender individuals is also available to all Governors and staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 24/03/2020 17:58:31 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1185135

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 13 March (HL2225), what is their policy on limiting the discretion of courts to refuse to make a compensation order on the basis of the behaviour of the victim; and what information they hold on the percentage of cases in which compensation was refused for such reasons in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL2637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>Under the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, courts are required to consider making a compensation order in cases involving personal injury, loss or damage, and to give reasons where no such order is made. There are no current plans to amend the court’s powers in respect of compensation orders.</p><p>Sentencing in individual cases is entirely a matter for the independent courts taking into account the circumstances of the case.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on convictions and sentencing up to December 2018, which is available in the ‘Outcomes by Offence data tool’, available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</p><p>Information on the sentencing considerations for individual cases is not held centrally and would require a manual search of court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/03/2020 17:20:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1185173

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the regulation of enforcement agents by an independent body.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	30186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is currently reviewing the implementation of reforms, contained in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and introduced in 2014, which govern how enforcement agents (bailiffs) enforce debt. We held a call for evidence to inform our review, which ran from November 2018 to February 2019.</p><p>In a Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 July 2019, the Department set out its initial response to the call for evidence. We said that we would consider further how regulation of the sector might be strengthened, but we are clear that any further regulation must be effective, proportionate and sustainable.</p><p>We will respond in full to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/03/2020 15:32:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1185258

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Further Government Response to the Report from the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill published on 3 March 2020, what criteria he plans to use to measure the effect of each of the workstreams identified on domestic abuse in relationships between under-16 year olds; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that young people aged under 16 who experience peer level abuse can access the specialist support they require.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	29897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>We are clear that the impact of domestic abuse on young people, including teenage relationship abuse, needs to be properly recognised and that agencies know how best to respond. it is vital that children who have experienced abuse in a peer to peer relationship receive appropriate support and safeguarding.</p><p> </p><p>In our <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/869947/CCS207_CCS0120992896-001_CP_214_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">further response to the Joint Committee</a>, published alongside the introduction of the Domestic Abuse Bill on 3 March 2020, we set out work underway across Government in this area. This includes excellent progress being made by the Department of Education on preparation for the rollout of new relationship education in schools in September 2020 and the consultation about proposed revisions to the statutory guidance for schools and colleges <em>Keeping Children Safe In Education</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of support services for victims of crime, including for children, are provided or commissioned by Police and Crime Commissioners, through grant funding provided by the Ministry of Justice. In addition, the Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner has committed to lead a review into the community-based domestic abuse support landscape to better understand the current support provision, including for children.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/03/2020 15:29:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1185260

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many services for children affected by domestic abuse are funded through Police and Crime Commissioners in (a) England and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	29898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>In 2019/20, the Ministry of Justice provided over £70 million for Police and Crime Commissioners to commission support services for all victims of crime, including children affected by domestic abuse. Many of the support services for victims of domestic abuse are either co-commissioned between Police and Crime Commissioners and Local Authorities or solely commissioned by Local Authorities. It is not possible to obtain a complete picture of the commissioning landscape of domestic abuse services for children, as this would involve a review by PCCs of all domestic abuse services available locally as well as a significant input from the Local Authorities. This would incur disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/03/2020 15:29:34 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1185277

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal hearings were adjourned due to a lack of available judiciary in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>In the current last 12 months, 25% of hearings were postponed because of the lack of available judiciary. The monthly figures are shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Postponed for lack of Judge</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeded</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total cases</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Cancelled</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p><strong>20%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p><strong>13%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p><strong>25%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p><strong>30%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-19</strong></p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p><strong>16%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p><strong>3%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p><strong>26%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-19</strong></p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p><strong>29%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-19</strong></p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>527</p></td><td><p>686</p></td><td><p><strong>23%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-19</strong></p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p><strong>36%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-20</strong></p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>586</p></td><td><p><strong>32%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-20</strong></p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p><strong>29%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1421</p></td><td><p>4263</p></td><td><p>5684</p></td><td><p><strong>25%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/03/2020 16:49:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1185278

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal resulted in a change to the school or college named in Section I of a child or young person’s Education, Health and Care Plan, in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Under the HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service’s Records Retention and Disposal Policy all electronic records are deleted after three years. The available records show that:</p><ul><li>Of the 289 Section I appeals disposed of at hearing in 2018/19, the Local Authority was ordered to amend the school or college or to name a school or college in 54 cases.</li><li>Of the 191 Section I appeals disposed of at hearing in 2017/18, the Local Authority was ordered to amend the school or college or to name a school or college in 29 cases.</li><li>Of the 103 Section I appeals disposed of at hearing in 2016/17, the Local Authority was ordered to amend the school or college or to name a school or college in 2 cases.</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/03/2020 17:13:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West