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1641535

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Registration Officers and Returning Officers: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make (a) Returning Officers and (b) Electoral Registration Officers subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	187196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>It is the Government’s intention to bring forward proposals to make Returning Officers and Electoral Registration Officers subject to the Freedom of Information Act when legislative time allows and following appropriate consultation.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 07/06/2023 14:33:14 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1299989

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of young adults who become involved in the criminal justice system as defendants have their maturity assessed by Liaison and Diversion services.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	163688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Although maturity is not assessed by Liaison and Diversion services, the National Probation Service (NPS) views maturity assessments as a critical component of an offender assessment within a Pre Sentence Report (PSR) as articulated in Probation Instruction 04/2016: Determining PSR.</p><p>In addition, the NPS are working with the Magistrates’ Association to develop a suite of short videos regarding the need to consider maturity at each step in the Criminal Justice System to raise sentencers awareness and understanding of the effect of maturity on offending. This is targeted at the Judiciary, Crown Prosecution Service, Defence and Probation staff in Court.</p><p>The NPS has also produced guidance to support court report writers, which highlights how to make more effective sentencing proposals to support those with low maturity to engage more effectively in community disposals.</p><p>Sentencing guidelines developed by the independent Sentencing Council also list ‘age and/or lack of maturity’ as a mitigating factor which sentencers can take into account when deciding on an appropriate sentence. This is also reflected in the Equal Treatment Bench Book (published February 2021) the main source of guidance for sentencers for dealing with individuals with protected characteristics. The Judicial College also provides magistrates with training on offender maturity as part of its modules on sentencing guidelines.</p><p>The NPS are also working to ensure that court staff have a clear understanding of both the impact of low maturity on offending behaviour and the consequences of disrupted maturity on recidivism. A training video has been produced by the Evidence Based Practice Team in the NPS, outlining the indicators and the means of assessment of maturity for those aged 18 – 25.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 163689 question first answered 10/03/2021 17:48:50 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1299990

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Young Offenders
	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 level of (a) awareness and (b) understanding among magistrates of the effect of maturity on offending behaviour.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	163689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Although maturity is not assessed by Liaison and Diversion services, the National Probation Service (NPS) views maturity assessments as a critical component of an offender assessment within a Pre Sentence Report (PSR) as articulated in Probation Instruction 04/2016: Determining PSR.</p><p>In addition, the NPS are working with the Magistrates’ Association to develop a suite of short videos regarding the need to consider maturity at each step in the Criminal Justice System to raise sentencers awareness and understanding of the effect of maturity on offending. This is targeted at the Judiciary, Crown Prosecution Service, Defence and Probation staff in Court.</p><p>The NPS has also produced guidance to support court report writers, which highlights how to make more effective sentencing proposals to support those with low maturity to engage more effectively in community disposals.</p><p>Sentencing guidelines developed by the independent Sentencing Council also list ‘age and/or lack of maturity’ as a mitigating factor which sentencers can take into account when deciding on an appropriate sentence. This is also reflected in the Equal Treatment Bench Book (published February 2021) the main source of guidance for sentencers for dealing with individuals with protected characteristics. The Judicial College also provides magistrates with training on offender maturity as part of its modules on sentencing guidelines.</p><p>The NPS are also working to ensure that court staff have a clear understanding of both the impact of low maturity on offending behaviour and the consequences of disrupted maturity on recidivism. A training video has been produced by the Evidence Based Practice Team in the NPS, outlining the indicators and the means of assessment of maturity for those aged 18 – 25.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 163688 question first answered 10/03/2021 17:48:50 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1299355

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on developing the older offenders strategy; and what the timescale is for its publication.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	162585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Following the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry into the ageing prison population last year, we commenced work on an older offenders strategy. Our strategic priorities for this work are that it will ensure that older offenders:</p><ul><li>Are held in the most appropriate environments;</li><li>Can access a purposeful and rehabilitative regime within prison;</li><li>Can access health and care services equivalent to those within the community; and</li><li>Are prepared for their release and resettled effectively.</li></ul><p>We have established a steering group to oversee progress on the strategy, and officials have undertaken fieldwork which has included meetings with prison governors, scrutiny bodies, academics and third sector organisations. We are developing proposals to be included in this strategy in advance of publication this summer.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/03/2021 16:55:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1354866

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Police Custody: Legal Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure legal defence practitioners are able to provide in-person attendance to all suspects in police custody.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	48219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>In April 2020 the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), Crown Prosecution Service, The Law Society, Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association and London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association agreed a joint protocol to facilitate the provision of remote legal advice for suspects being interviewed under caution in police stations during the pandemic. As a contingency measure, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) agreed temporarily to pay for remote police station work as if it were provided in person.</p><p> </p><p>From 17 May 2021 children under 18 and vulnerable adults were removed from the scope of the protocol and receive in-person advice.</p><p> </p><p>The protocol is expected to be modified further shortly, at which point legal advice will be provided in person at a police station and in interview other than in rare and extraordinary circumstances (as defined in a revised protocol).</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/09/2021 14:37:27 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1252676

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Care Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate his Department has made of the average time for care proceedings cases to be heard in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	116473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Information relating to the time to the first definitive disposal for care proceedings is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. The table below details the latest published statistics on the total number of disposals in care proceedings, the mean and medial disposal duration (in weeks), and the proportion of disposals made within 26 weeks, in each of the last five years.</p><p>The number of disposals relates to the number of children subject to a disposal outcome. The following outcomes are considered as disposals for the purposes of these statistics:</p><ul><li>The making of a Care Order, Supervision Order, Residence order or Special Guardianship Order;</li><li>A decision by the court to make no order; and</li><li>The withdrawal of an application.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The latest Family Courts Statistics Quarterly publication can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2020</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Disposals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean disposal duration (weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median disposal duration (weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% disposed in 26 weeks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>21,537</strong></p></td><td><p>28.3</p></td><td><p>25.1</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>24,155</strong></p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>24.9</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>26,221</strong></p></td><td><p>28.2</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>25,849</strong></p></td><td><p>30.4</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>23,837</strong></p></td><td><p>33.2</p></td><td><p>29.6</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 23/11/2020 15:20:07 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1251521

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Care Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of care proceedings cases have not been heard within the six month limit in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	114866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Information relating to the time to the first definitive disposal for care proceedings is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. The table below details the latest published statistics on the total number of disposals in care proceedings, the mean and medial disposal duration (in weeks), and the proportion of disposals made within 26 weeks, in each of the last three years.</p><p>The number of disposals relates to the number of children subject to a disposal outcome. The following outcomes are considered as disposals for the purposes of these statistics:</p><ul><li>The making of a Care Order, Supervision Order, Residence order or Special Guardianship Order;</li><li>A decision by the court to make no order; and</li><li>The withdrawal of an application.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The latest Family Courts Statistics Quarterly publication can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2020</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Disposals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean disposal duration (weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median disposal duration (weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% disposed in 26 weeks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>26,221</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>25,849</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>49%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>23,837</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>33.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>41%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/11/2020 17:25:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1254154

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Care Proceedings
	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 19 November 2020 to Question 114866 on Care Proceedings, how many and what proportion of care proceedings cases have not been heard within the six month limit in each of the last three quarters in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	118526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Information relating to the time to the first definitive disposal for care proceedings is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis.</p><p>The table below details the latest published statistics on the total number of disposals in care proceedings, the mean and medial disposal duration (in weeks), and the proportion of disposals made within 26 weeks.</p><p>The number of disposals relates to the number of children subject to a disposal outcome. The following outcomes are considered as disposals for the purposes of these statistics:</p><ul><li>The making of a Care Order, Supervision Order, Residence order or Special Guardianship Order;</li><li>A decision by the court to make no order; and</li><li>The withdrawal of an application.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The table details the statistics available for the last three quarters, covering the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first and second quarter of 2020. Validated statistics for the third quarter of 2020 are not yet available to the Ministry of Justice and are due to be published on 17 December 2020.</p><p>The latest Family Courts Statistics Quarterly publication can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2020</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Disposals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean disposal duration (weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median disposal duration (weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% disposed in 26 weeks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p><strong>5,946</strong></p></td><td><p>33.7</p></td><td><p>30.1</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p><strong>5,314</strong></p></td><td><p>35.1</p></td><td><p>31.7</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p><strong>4,119</strong></p></td><td><p>35.9</p></td><td><p>32.0</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2020 16:48:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1251441

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Remote Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) HM Courts and Tribunals Service, (b) HM Prison and Probation Service and (c) Crown Prosecution Service staff are working from home.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	114861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>On the 13<sup>th</sup> November 2020, for HMCTS, 5,439 staff which equates to 28% of their headcount were working from home. HMPPS do not record this information and the CPS is an independent department that is superintended by the Attorney General, thus the AGO should be approached for information relating to the CPS.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/11/2020 16:37:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1251443

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Remote Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of staff in agencies sponsored by his Department are working from home.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	114862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>On the 13<sup>th</sup> November 2020, for the agency of the Office of the Public Guardian, 1,340 staff, which equates to 81% of their headcount were working from home. For the agency of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, 200 staff which equates to 94% of their headcount that would have been working on that day, were working from home. For the agency of the Legal Aid Agency, 1,159 staff which equates to 93% of their headcount were working from home.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/11/2020 16:38:31 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham