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843692

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent reforms to legal aid on access to justice for women escaping domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	128034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that victims of domestic violence must have access to the help that they need, including access to legal aid.</p><p>The changes we implemented on 8 January 2018 have widened the scope of existing evidence requirements, introduced new forms of evidence and removed the time limit completely from all forms of evidence for domestic violence.</p><p>These changes aim to make it easier for victims, or those at risk, of domestic violence to obtain and provide the evidence required to access legal aid.</p><p>It is too early to assess the effects of these changes; however, my department will be monitoring the statistics over time to assess the impact of these reforms.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/02/2018 17:28:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

795540

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the organisations and individuals who were consulted on the proposed changes to evidence requirements for victims of domestic abuse to access legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	115961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The government is absolutely clear that victims of domestic violence must have access to the help they need, including access to legal aid.</p><p>Earlier this year we conducted a review of the evidence requirements for victims of violence to access legal aid. As part of our review process we worked closely with Rights of Women, Resolution and the Law Society, as well as victims. We will make an announcement about the outcome of our most recent internal review shortly.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 30/11/2017 19:16:35 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

795545

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of victims of domestic violence who have been unable to access legal aid as a result of changes introduced by the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	115966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>It is vital that victims of domestic violence have access to the help and support they need. Legal aid remains available to those seeking protection from an abuser in domestic violence cases, and was granted in over 12,000 cases last year.</p><p>Our evidence requirements have been kept under review in order to ensure that support is provided to victims of domestic violence. We will make an announcement about the outcome of our most recent internal review shortly.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 30/11/2017 19:18:11 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

780603

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the Government to change the criteria for eligibility for legal aid for victims of domestic violence as a result of the High Court ruling of February 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	110208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>It is vital that victims of domestic violence have access to the help and support they need. Legal aid is available to domestic violence victims with private family law problems where requirements are met and was granted in over 12,000 cases last year. We are considering the findings of a recent internal review of the evidence requirements and will be making an announcement shortly.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/11/2017 17:50:38 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

771595

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid applications for civil cases of domestic violence have been made in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	107908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is published on a quarterly basis as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s National Statistics, the most recent of which (covering the most recent six complete financial years) are reproduced below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Applications in the ‘Domestic Violence’ category</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>17,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>16,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>15,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>14,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>14,136</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 19/10/2017 16:36:07 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

765631

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department accepts health visitors as suitable professionals to complete and sign the letter Response from health professional to request for evidence of injuries/condition consistent with domestic violence in pursuit of the granting of legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	106305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is absolutely clear that victims of domestic violence must have access to the help that they need, including access to legal aid.</p><p>The existing regulations make clear that, for the purpose of the domestic violence evidence requirements for legal aid, a “health professional” means a registered (a) medical practitioner who holds a license to practice; b) nurse; (c) midwife; or (d) practitioner psychologist who holds a licence to practice. Evidence from a health visitor will be accepted providing that they are a qualified nurse, midwife or licensed practitioner psychologist.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 12/10/2017 15:01:19 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

714644

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on domestic violence victims of having to pay a fee to GPs to provide evidence of eligibility to legal aid.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>As I outlined in my previous answer of 6 March 2017 (65872 and 65873), we will be announcing details of the full extent of our proposals in relation to domestic violence evidence requirements for legal aid in private family law fairly shortly.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 69590 question first answered 04/04/2017 13:43:42 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714650

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress her Department has made on removing the fee GPs charge for providing a letter of evidence for domestic violence victims to access legal aid since 7 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>As I outlined in my previous answer of 6 March 2017 (65872 and 65873), we will be announcing details of the full extent of our proposals in relation to domestic violence evidence requirements for legal aid in private family law fairly shortly.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 69519 question first answered 04/04/2017 13:43:42 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

709032

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2017 to Question 65872, on domestic violence and legal aid, by what means the Government announced its intention to completely remove the time limit on all forms of evidence and to broaden evidence types; when those proposals will come into effect; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	66948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>We announced the intention to amend the domestic violence evidence requirements in applications for legal aid in private family proceedings via a press notice. This included confirmation that we plan to remove the time limit on evidence of domestic violence and to broaden the types of evidence that can be accepted.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of reviewing legal aid for domestic violence victims in private family law cases, and will announce the full extent of our proposals to Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/04/2017 15:19:25 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest