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1232251

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the average length of waiting time for applicants to receive a grant of probate (a) before and (b) after the introduction of HM Courts & Tribunals Service new case management system.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	86539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The introduction of a new digital case management system in March 2019 changed the business process for accounting for the receipt date of applications which need to be held due to errors or missing documentation. The change enabled more transparent and accurate reporting of waiting times and these timings are now included in published official statistics.</p><p>It also coincided with legislative change to the probate application process which removed the need for applicants to travel to town centre locations to swear an oath before a court officer or a commissioner for oaths. The receipt date was previously recorded from the date an application had been checked whereas it is now recorded from the date of first receipt by the probate service.</p><p>The figures since the introduction of the new digital case management system are therefore not directly comparable to the old system.</p><p>The current waiting times are published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly (Table 26).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/09/2020 17:01:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1232252

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the closure of the Birmingham probate registry office on the processing times for probate claims.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	86540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The closure of Birmingham probate registry office in August 2019 coincided with the opening of a Courts and Tribunals Service Centre (CTSC) in Birmingham. The result is a current net increase of 51 full time equivalent staff employed in probate offices and there has been no direct effect from the closure on waiting times.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/09/2020 17:01:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1232107

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Solicitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help improve communications between (a) probate registry offices and (b) solicitors.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	85935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>As part of the £1bn HMCTS reform programme a new online service has been introduced for use by probate professionals. The service is available 24 hours a day and enables professionals access to real time information about the progress of their digital case without the need to contact HMCTS.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the online system, as of March 2020, all calls are now answered by the Courts &amp; Tribunals Service Centres which are equipped with modern technology to monitor performance levels and make improvements to the service being offered.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS also regularly meets with a variety of probate legal professional representative bodies to consult and update on forthcoming changes whilst gathering and responding to feedback.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/09/2020 16:13:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1203009

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the announcement on 15 May 2020 to introduce video calling in the absence of family visits to prisons, when his Department plans to roll out video calling to the remainder of prisons in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	58630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>We have introduced temporary emergency video calling in recognition of the<br> importance of maintaining family contact while social visits have been temporarily suspended in<br> prisons in England and Wales. We have published information regarding the provision of video<br> calls on GOV.UK and made clear we will continue to expand secure video calling to more establishments during this time. Details of which prisons are operating live services for families and friends can be accessed via the following link;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visit-a-prisoner-using-a-video-call" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visit-a-prisoner-using-a-video-call</a><br> <br> At the appropriate time, we will consider future options for video calling beyond<br> Covid-19 restrictions.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/06/2020 15:15:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1193673

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will give registrars discretion to extend the period of validity for Superintendent Registrar Certificates when weddings have had to be postponed as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	43830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government acknowledges the significant upheaval that Covid-19 is causing for couples who were looking to marry at this time. The requirement to solemnize a marriage within twelve months of giving notice to marry is set out in primary legislation and would require primary legislation to amend.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring what changes might be possible in relation to marriages at this time, and in line with Public Health England guidance on social distancing.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/05/2020 14:58:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1181550

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency: Correspondence
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 enquiries made by Members of Parliament to the Legal Aid Agency that receive a response within 20 working days.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	22352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>For the most recent completed financial year, 98% of enquiries made by Members of Parliament to the Legal Aid Agency received a response within 20 working days.</p><p> </p><p>Information for the remaining questions posed could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 22353 22354 22355 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:13:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1181551

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency: Complaints
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 number of complaints made to the Legal Aid Agency that involve a statutory charge on an individuals property in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	22353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>For the most recent completed financial year, 98% of enquiries made by Members of Parliament to the Legal Aid Agency received a response within 20 working days.</p><p> </p><p>Information for the remaining questions posed could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 22352 22354 22355 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:13:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1181552

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time is for the Legal Aid Agency to resolve a complaint.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	22354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>For the most recent completed financial year, 98% of enquiries made by Members of Parliament to the Legal Aid Agency received a response within 20 working days.</p><p> </p><p>Information for the remaining questions posed could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 22352 22353 22355 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:13:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1181553

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been made to the Legal Aid Agency on not implementing a court order, in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	22355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>For the most recent completed financial year, 98% of enquiries made by Members of Parliament to the Legal Aid Agency received a response within 20 working days.</p><p> </p><p>Information for the remaining questions posed could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 22352 22353 22354 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:13:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1151934

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of overcrowding in prisons on rates of recidivism.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	4252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring offenders leaving prison have the tools they need to turn their backs on crime - reducing reoffending and ultimately keeping the public safe.</p><p>There is currently little evidence of a direct link between overcrowding and recidivism.</p><p>Evidence on what works to reduce reoffending suggests that having a job and a home on release from prison are key factors, among others. There is a concerted cross-government effort to reduce reoffending. We recently announced a National Partnership Agreement with DWP, which sets out how the departments will jointly drive rehabilitation and reduce reoffending. We also continue to work closely with our health and justice partners, and are collaborating with MHCLG and local authorities on our offender accommodation pilots. One year ago, we also published our Education and Employment strategy, which set out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release.</p><p>More examples of criminogenic needs that influence reoffending can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305319/transforming-rehabilitation-evidence-summary-2nd-edition.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305319/transforming-rehabilitation-evidence-summary-2nd-edition.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/10/2019 17:23:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe