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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-18more like thismore than 2014-07-18
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Dependants more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for judges asking individuals whom they have remanded or sentenced to prison whether there are any children or vulnerable adults dependent upon them. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Touhig more like this
uin HL1263 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-08-18more like thismore than 2014-08-18
answer text <p>The Government is examining practical measures to ensure that information about dependents of those sent to custody is identified and recorded. The Government has considered the case for a statutory duty on courts to inquire about the existence of dependents but remains concerned that such a duty would be impractical for the courts to operate and not be effective in encouraging defendants and offenders to disclose, as early as possible, the existence of dependents.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
grouped question UIN HL1264 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-08-18T09:37:27.9207779Zmore like thismore than 2014-08-18T09:37:27.9207779Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
542
label Biography information for Lord Touhig more like this