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registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new procedure in Magistrates' Courts routinely not to provide bailed defendants with written details of their bail conditions and future court dates on the number of defendants who (1) break their bail conditions, and (2) fail to appear at court; and whether they intend to monitor and track the impact of that change.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL11284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The procedural requirement in Magistrates’ Courts for the provision to defendants of written details of their bail conditions, and future court dates, has not changed. The Criminal Procedure Rules require the court to serve notice of a decision about bail on the defendant. This notice can be either personally served on the defendant at court, or sent by post following the hearing.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/11/2018 17:16:38 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

923155

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what proportion of cases in the youth court in which a defendant is charged with supply of drugs or possession with intent to supply has the statutory defence of modern slavery, under section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, been used.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL8619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the use of the defence in section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Neither does Crown Prosecution Service data capture such information.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is responsible for the National Referral Mechanism. Referrals are made by designated First Responders which do not include a court. In practice an NRM referral made during court proceedings where the defendant relies on the section 45 defence would be made by the police or another First Responder.</p><p> </p><p>Data on NRM referrals made during court proceedings is not collated centrally and could only be provided, through examination of individual NRM referrals and court transcripts, at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL8620 HL8621 question first answered 27/06/2018 12:28:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

923156

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what proportion of cases referred by the youth court through the National Referral Mechanism, following the use of the statutory defence of modern slavery, the court receives a recommendation from the National Referral Mechanism within 45 days.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL8620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the use of the defence in section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Neither does Crown Prosecution Service data capture such information.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is responsible for the National Referral Mechanism. Referrals are made by designated First Responders which do not include a court. In practice an NRM referral made during court proceedings where the defendant relies on the section 45 defence would be made by the police or another First Responder.</p><p> </p><p>Data on NRM referrals made during court proceedings is not collated centrally and could only be provided, through examination of individual NRM referrals and court transcripts, at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL8619 HL8621 question first answered 27/06/2018 12:28:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

923157

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what proportion of cases referred by the youth court through the National Referral Mechanism, following the use of statutory defence of modern slavery, a youth court receives a recommendation that the defendant is a victim of trafficking or modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL8621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the use of the defence in section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Neither does Crown Prosecution Service data capture such information.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is responsible for the National Referral Mechanism. Referrals are made by designated First Responders which do not include a court. In practice an NRM referral made during court proceedings where the defendant relies on the section 45 defence would be made by the police or another First Responder.</p><p> </p><p>Data on NRM referrals made during court proceedings is not collated centrally and could only be provided, through examination of individual NRM referrals and court transcripts, at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL8619 HL8620 question first answered 27/06/2018 12:28:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

845464

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which magistrates’ courts in each of Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service regions in England and Wales are, in terms of their access arrangements for people with disabilities, (1) compliant with the Equality Act 2010, and (2) not compliant with the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL5664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service holds detailed data on our estate, but this has not been refreshed recently. We will be continuing to inspect and audit our estate. Our last audit was conducted in 2015, with our next audit scheduled for the first quarter in the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently conducted Building Condition Surveys at over 250 of our sites. These surveys factor in various elements of a building and help us better understand where future spend is required.</p><p> </p><p>We seek to accommodate all access requirements, including where appropriate, the use of technology, such as video-conferencing and online services, which reduces the need to attend a physical court building.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5665 question first answered 06/03/2018 17:01:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

845465

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans are in place to ensure that magistrates’ courts in England and Wales are compliant with the Equality Act 2010 in terms of access arrangements for people with disabilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL5665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service holds detailed data on our estate, but this has not been refreshed recently. We will be continuing to inspect and audit our estate. Our last audit was conducted in 2015, with our next audit scheduled for the first quarter in the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently conducted Building Condition Surveys at over 250 of our sites. These surveys factor in various elements of a building and help us better understand where future spend is required.</p><p> </p><p>We seek to accommodate all access requirements, including where appropriate, the use of technology, such as video-conferencing and online services, which reduces the need to attend a physical court building.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5664 question first answered 06/03/2018 17:01:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

436583

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Alternatives to Prosecution: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress made by the Metropolitan Police in introducing out-of-court-disposal scrutiny panels for youth and adult crime across Greater London.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL4417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the progress made by the Metropolitan Police in establishing out of court disposal scrutiny panels. We are working with PCCs to ensure there are appropriate scrutiny arrangements in place.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/12/2015 16:10:34 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede