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389287

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Shoplifting: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for changes in the number of convictions for shoplifting food in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	6600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The total number of convictions for theft from shops has fallen steadily since 2010. These figures can be viewed at:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428937/outcomes-by-offence-tables.xlsx" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428937/outcomes-by-offence-tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428937/outcomes-by-offence-tables.xlsx</a> under 46 Theft from Shops. These figures do not show what percentage of these convictions related to theft of food.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/07/2015 09:44:58 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

389239

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Mediation: Family Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to encourage the judiciary to make greater use of its existing powers in family procedure rules to refer people to family mediation at any stage in proceedings.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	6853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>We continue to support mediation as a more effective way of resolving disputes. Mediation allows both parties to reach a decision together, instead of the court making an order which one party – or neither party – may not want</p><p>Where private family cases come to court, if there is a dispute over arrangements for children, the Child Arrangements Programme will apply.</p><p><a title="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/family-justice-reform/pd-12b-cap.pdf" href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/family-justice-reform/pd-12b-cap.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/family-justice-reform/pd-12b-cap.pdf</a></p><p>This sets out the framework for resolving disputes and is clear that during the court process the judge should consider all options available including referring parties to mediation where this is suitable.</p><p>The family judiciary has received training on the Child Arrangements Programme and they are aware of their powers to refer parties to family mediation during court proceedings. How and when judges use these powers is a matter for their discretion based on the facts of an individual case and the suitability for the dispute to be resolved through mediation.</p><p>We will continue to work with the judiciary and the mediation sector to raise awareness of the benefits of mediation so that it remains an option to resolve disputes even where cases have come to court.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/07/2015 10:12:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

389238

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Mediation: Family Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to increase the take-up of mediation for family disputes.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	6861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>We have taken a number of steps to increase the take-up of family mediation. From 3 November last year the first single session of mediation is publicly funded in all cases where one of the people involved is already legally aided. The ‘First Stop: Family Mediation’ campaign which ran between January and March this year was designed to raise awareness of the benefits of family mediation. The campaign saw an increase of 340% in the number of visitors to the Family Mediation Council (FMC) website and a 45% increase to the ‘find a mediator’ page on their website. We will continue to look at ways in which family mediation can be promoted as a quicker, cheaper and more effective ways for parties to resolve disputes over an application through the court.</p><p>We are working with the mediation sector and regulators to investigate how we can strengthen out of court agreements (or ‘memorandum of understandings’) to encourage people to mediate. .</p><p>We will also consult with all relevant stakeholders to look at ways in which new family mediation contracts can be improved to help encourage more parties to participate in family mediation.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/07/2015 10:00:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw