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1469146

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the accommodation status of prison leavers was who had an origin address in Wales (a) 2020 (b) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	15320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p /><p><em>The latest available information is shown in the table below.</em></p><p><strong><em>Offenders released in 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 by Accommodation on Release, where the offender had an original address in Wales.</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Jan - Dec 2020</em></p></td><td><p><em>Jan - Mar 2021</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Settled Accommodation</em></p></td><td><p><em>1561</em></p></td><td><p><em>340</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other Housed</em></p></td><td><p><em>511</em></p></td><td><p><em>115</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Bail/Probation Accommodation</em></p></td><td><p><em>325</em></p></td><td><p><em>68</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Homeless, Not Rough Sleeping</em></p></td><td><p><em>226</em></p></td><td><p><em>37</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Rough Sleeping</em></p></td><td><p><em>36</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Unknown</em></p></td><td><p><em>870</em></p></td><td><p><em>134</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(1) A release is defi</em><em>ned as a release from prison where the prisoner has finished serving the custodial term of their sentence(s) and excludes:</em></p><ul><li><em>Persons submitted to custody for non-payment of fine</em></li><li><em>Releases to hospital</em></li><li><em>Deported prisoners from Home Office Immigration Removal Centres</em></li><li><em>Releases following recall after release on licence, except occasions where; (i) where the offender has committed a new offence and is committed to custody for a new sentence and the subsequent release date falls after the sentence expiry date of the original sentence, or (ii) where upon release the offender is subject to the licence condition of the new custodial sentence.</em></li></ul><p><em>(2) Where an offender was released multiple times within the same period only the last such release was counted.</em></p><ul><li><em>Settled Accommodation: (i) Any accommodation that provides a permanent independent housing solution including: As a house holder/owner; Rental Accommodation (Tenant) – private or social rental; Living with Friends and Family (Settled) - the person can reside in that home and is able to return to that home; or living with a friend with a bedroom available for the person’s use and access to domestic facilities; a caravan or boat that is viewed by the Person as their permanent home. (ii) Supported Housing - regardless of the duration of residency. (iii) Long Term Residential Healthcare.</em></li><li><em>Other Housed: Refers to individuals living in transient/temporary accommodation that does not provide a long-term solution to housing need. This was previously known as “Other unsettled accommodation”.</em></li><li><em>Bail/Probation Accommodation: Includes probation Approved Premises (AP), Bail Accommodation Support Services (BASS) accommodation, Community Accommodation Services (CAS3), and accommodation provided by the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Service.</em></li><li><em>Homeless – not rough sleeping: The individual does not have any accommodation they are entitled to occupy, or they have accommodation they are entitled to occupy but they cannot be reasonably expected to occupy it for any reason. Either: the individual occupies a property with no legal authority or permission to do so; or the individual may reside in night shelters, emergency hostels, direct access hostels or campsites.</em></li><li><em>Rough Sleeping: The individual does not have any accommodation they are entitled to occupy, or they have accommodation they are entitled to occupy but they cannot be reasonably expected to occupy it for any reason. The individual sleeps in open air (such as on the streets, in tents, doorways, parks, bus shelters or encampments) or in other places not designed for habitation (such as stairwells, barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats or stations).</em></li><li><em>Unknown: The accommodation status is unknown (either because the status is awaiting assessment, or no status is recorded, or there are multiple statuses, or due to other errors in the record, or there was no match between NOMIS and Delius).</em></li><li><em>Offenders were considered to have an original address in Wales based on the first of their most recent stated Home Address, Reception Address, Discharge Address, Court Address, or Next of Kin Address. Less than 1% of releases did not have any address information recorded, and have been excluded from this analysis.</em></li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/06/2022 16:22:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1438508

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Menopause
	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 3 November 2021 to Question 63830, on Prison Officers: Menopause, what assessment she has made of the validity of the Equality Assessment for Fitness Testing in the context of further specialist medical advice.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	135588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>1. PQ 135588</p><p>The HMPPS annual fitness test policy allows for an alternative fitness test for prison officers with an underlying medical condition, injury or suffering from any specific side effects relating to the menopause.</p><p>HMPPS published a new Fitness Test policy and toolkit in November 2021 which outlines the support for employees to pass the test through the line manager, fitness testing team, establishment PE officers or referral to occupational health. The toolkit specifically gives information for staff displaying symptoms of peri menopause and menopause and the process for delaying the fitness test if required and relevant support available.</p><p>Staff presenting with menopausal symptoms at their fitness test will require a holistic approach to ensure their safety and ability to undertake the test. The occupational health clinical context in conjunction with the Fitness Test policy takes into account an individual’s needs with impartiality and their functional capacity regarding ability to take the fitness test. This Fitness Test policy must be applied in a fair and equitable manner and in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and to ensure compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p><br>2. PQ 135589</p><p>Information in relation to menopause has been added to the occupational health user guide with intranet links to the HMPPS fitness test policy and toolkit, HMPPS menopause toolkit, supporting the workplace in menopause (SWIM), championing women in the workplace group, employee assistance programme and occupational health.</p><p>The OH provider has launched a workplace wellbeing platform which offers links to the above and articles, podcasts and information on menopause in the workplace and the available support both within the workplace and external information.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 135589 question first answered 10/03/2022 16:06:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1438511

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Menopause
	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 3 November 2021 to Question 63830, on Prison Officers: Menopause, what further support is being offered to menopausal staff (a) in general and (b) in respect of the fitness test.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	135589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>1. PQ 135588</p><p>The HMPPS annual fitness test policy allows for an alternative fitness test for prison officers with an underlying medical condition, injury or suffering from any specific side effects relating to the menopause.</p><p>HMPPS published a new Fitness Test policy and toolkit in November 2021 which outlines the support for employees to pass the test through the line manager, fitness testing team, establishment PE officers or referral to occupational health. The toolkit specifically gives information for staff displaying symptoms of peri menopause and menopause and the process for delaying the fitness test if required and relevant support available.</p><p>Staff presenting with menopausal symptoms at their fitness test will require a holistic approach to ensure their safety and ability to undertake the test. The occupational health clinical context in conjunction with the Fitness Test policy takes into account an individual’s needs with impartiality and their functional capacity regarding ability to take the fitness test. This Fitness Test policy must be applied in a fair and equitable manner and in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and to ensure compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p><br>2. PQ 135589</p><p>Information in relation to menopause has been added to the occupational health user guide with intranet links to the HMPPS fitness test policy and toolkit, HMPPS menopause toolkit, supporting the workplace in menopause (SWIM), championing women in the workplace group, employee assistance programme and occupational health.</p><p>The OH provider has launched a workplace wellbeing platform which offers links to the above and articles, podcasts and information on menopause in the workplace and the available support both within the workplace and external information.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 135588 question first answered 10/03/2022 16:06:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1216328

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK-wide Covid-19: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Plan, how many items have been sold to suppliers by Public Health England on the condition that they would only be given to practices in England.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	62541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>14 million items of personal protective equipment have been sold to wholesalers who supply general practitioners located in England only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/07/2020 11:07:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 32214 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1628190

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison leavers had an origin address in Wales by prison establishment in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	185394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>3,609 of the 46,804 prison leavers in 2022 had an identified origin address in Wales. The breakdown by establishment is shown in the table below.</p><p>The figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p>To prevent the disclosure of individual information, figures totalling five people or fewer have not been included (denoted by *).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>1046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley (Sheppey Cluster)</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five Wells</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon/Spring Hill</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint (North and South)</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill (Sheppey Cluster)</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>3609</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/05/2023 15:21:55 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1468154

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison leavers in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 had an origin address in Wales, by prison establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	13795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The information we hold about prisoners’ origin address is not uniform and, in some cases, is incomplete – for example where the prisoner was homeless before going into custody. We need to hold information about prisoners’ addresses at local level, but we have not identified a requirement to collate it centrally. It could not therefore be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Please note that where the number released from an establishment was 5 or fewer, the specific figure has not been given, in order to avoid the risk of identifying individuals.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The numerical information provided has been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible error with data entry and processing.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The available information is shown in the table below.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Prison Name</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 2021</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Altcourse</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">75</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Ashfield</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Askham Grange</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Belmarsh</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Berwyn</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">538</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">116</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Birmingham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Brinsford</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Bristol</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Brixton</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Bronzefield</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Bullingdon</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cardiff</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1032</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">169</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Channings Wood</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Chelmsford</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Coldingley</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Dartmoor</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Deerbolt</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Doncaster</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Dovegate</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Downview</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Drake Hall</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Eastwood Park</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">225</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">38</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Elmley</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Erlestoke</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Exeter</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Featherstone</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Feltham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Ford</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Forest Bank</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Foston Hall</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Garth</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Guys Marsh</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Haverigg</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hewell</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">High Down</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hindley</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hollesley Bay</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Holme House</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hull</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Humber</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Huntercombe</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Isis</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Kirkham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Lancaster Farms</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Leeds</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Lewes</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Leyhill</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Lincoln</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Lindholme</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Littlehey</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Liverpool</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Low Newton</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Lowdham Grange</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Maidstone</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Moorland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Mount</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">New Hall</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">North Sea Camp</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Northumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nottingham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Oakwood</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Parc</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">619</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">158</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Pentonville</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Peterborough</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Peterborough (female)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Portland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Prescoed</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">148</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Preston</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Ranby</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Risley</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rochester</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rye Hill</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Send</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Spring Hill</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Stafford</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Stoke Heath</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Styal</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">54</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Sudbury</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Swansea</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">670</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">93</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Swinfen Hall</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Thameside</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Thorn Cross</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Usk</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">66</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Verne</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Wandsworth</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Warren Hill</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Wayland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Wealstun</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Werrington</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Wetherby</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Whatton</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Winchester</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Woodhill</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Wormwood Scrubs</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">≤5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Wymott</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/06/2022 16:45:18 question first ministerially corrected 04/07/2022 13:41:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 6009 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1105009

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints the Legal Aid Agency has received in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	236582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>236582</strong>: The Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) complaints procedure is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency/about/complaints-procedure</a>. Complaints may be made by an applicant for funding, their legal representative, their MP, or anyone else involved in the case. Complaints are counted separately as they pass through the stages of the process. Data for the most recent five completed financial years is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number responded to</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>3,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>3,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3,234</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>236585,236586 &amp; 236587:</strong> The Legal Aid Agency measures and monitors its performance via a number of key performance indicators and corporate targets. For the processing of civil legal aid applications, this target has changed within the last five years. It is therefore not possible to answer these questions in precisely the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The LAA remained within the target for each reporting month between April 2014 and December 2018. Details of how these targets changed within the requested time period, and a breakdown by the categories of law enquired about, are included within the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Target - % within working days</p></td><td><p>Proportion out of target - Housing</p></td><td><p>Proportion out of target - Discrimination</p></td><td><p>Annual performance across all civil legal aid applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19*</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>The target for 2018-19 (onwards) also includes the amount of time taken by providers, as well as LAA caseworkers, thus referring to an “end-to-end” process. This is reflected in the figures for this financial year shown above. Previous targets referred to LAA caseworker time-taken only.</p><p> </p><p><strong>236588:</strong> the LAA’s published statistics are separated into quarters for each financial year. The most recent period available is July-September 2018. During that time, four applications for a legal aid certificate in the Discrimination category of law were received. Of those, one application was referred to the Exceptional and Complex Case Team for a determination.</p><p> </p><p><strong>236589, 236590, 236591, 236592:</strong> Case volumes for the LAA are published on a quarterly basis at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>. These show the number of matters started at the ‘Legal Help’ stage, where the application process is devolved to the provider, and applications and grants for a legal aid certificate, where this is determined by the LAA. Therefore it is not possible to comment on the grant rate of Legal Help matters as only successful applications are referred to us.</p><p>Table 6.1 of the aforesaid published statistics shows the number of applications for a legal aid certificate which were made in each period, and of those the volume which were granted. Please note that an application may not proceed to being granted for a variety of reasons, for example being withdrawn, abandoned, rejected for administrative reasons, or refused where the relevant funding criteria were not met.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5.1 of the published statistics show the number of matters opened at the Legal Help level by category of law during the period enquired about.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 236585 236586 236587 236588 236589 236590 236591 236592 question first answered 02/04/2019 16:31:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1105012

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times in each of the last five years the Legal Aid Agency has not met its target of processing 85 per cent of applications for civil legal aid in 20 working days.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	236585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>236582</strong>: The Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) complaints procedure is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency/about/complaints-procedure</a>. Complaints may be made by an applicant for funding, their legal representative, their MP, or anyone else involved in the case. Complaints are counted separately as they pass through the stages of the process. Data for the most recent five completed financial years is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number responded to</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>3,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>3,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3,234</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>236585,236586 &amp; 236587:</strong> The Legal Aid Agency measures and monitors its performance via a number of key performance indicators and corporate targets. For the processing of civil legal aid applications, this target has changed within the last five years. It is therefore not possible to answer these questions in precisely the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The LAA remained within the target for each reporting month between April 2014 and December 2018. Details of how these targets changed within the requested time period, and a breakdown by the categories of law enquired about, are included within the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Target - % within working days</p></td><td><p>Proportion out of target - Housing</p></td><td><p>Proportion out of target - Discrimination</p></td><td><p>Annual performance across all civil legal aid applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19*</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>The target for 2018-19 (onwards) also includes the amount of time taken by providers, as well as LAA caseworkers, thus referring to an “end-to-end” process. This is reflected in the figures for this financial year shown above. Previous targets referred to LAA caseworker time-taken only.</p><p> </p><p><strong>236588:</strong> the LAA’s published statistics are separated into quarters for each financial year. The most recent period available is July-September 2018. During that time, four applications for a legal aid certificate in the Discrimination category of law were received. Of those, one application was referred to the Exceptional and Complex Case Team for a determination.</p><p> </p><p><strong>236589, 236590, 236591, 236592:</strong> Case volumes for the LAA are published on a quarterly basis at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>. These show the number of matters started at the ‘Legal Help’ stage, where the application process is devolved to the provider, and applications and grants for a legal aid certificate, where this is determined by the LAA. Therefore it is not possible to comment on the grant rate of Legal Help matters as only successful applications are referred to us.</p><p>Table 6.1 of the aforesaid published statistics shows the number of applications for a legal aid certificate which were made in each period, and of those the volume which were granted. Please note that an application may not proceed to being granted for a variety of reasons, for example being withdrawn, abandoned, rejected for administrative reasons, or refused where the relevant funding criteria were not met.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5.1 of the published statistics show the number of matters opened at the Legal Help level by category of law during the period enquired about.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 236582 236586 236587 236588 236589 236590 236591 236592 question first answered 02/04/2019 16:31:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1105013

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of applications for housing-related Legal Aid the Legal Aid Agency has not met its processing target of 20 working days in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	236586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>236582</strong>: The Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) complaints procedure is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency/about/complaints-procedure</a>. Complaints may be made by an applicant for funding, their legal representative, their MP, or anyone else involved in the case. Complaints are counted separately as they pass through the stages of the process. Data for the most recent five completed financial years is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number responded to</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>3,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>3,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3,234</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>236585,236586 &amp; 236587:</strong> The Legal Aid Agency measures and monitors its performance via a number of key performance indicators and corporate targets. For the processing of civil legal aid applications, this target has changed within the last five years. It is therefore not possible to answer these questions in precisely the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The LAA remained within the target for each reporting month between April 2014 and December 2018. Details of how these targets changed within the requested time period, and a breakdown by the categories of law enquired about, are included within the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Target - % within working days</p></td><td><p>Proportion out of target - Housing</p></td><td><p>Proportion out of target - Discrimination</p></td><td><p>Annual performance across all civil legal aid applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19*</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>The target for 2018-19 (onwards) also includes the amount of time taken by providers, as well as LAA caseworkers, thus referring to an “end-to-end” process. This is reflected in the figures for this financial year shown above. Previous targets referred to LAA caseworker time-taken only.</p><p> </p><p><strong>236588:</strong> the LAA’s published statistics are separated into quarters for each financial year. The most recent period available is July-September 2018. During that time, four applications for a legal aid certificate in the Discrimination category of law were received. Of those, one application was referred to the Exceptional and Complex Case Team for a determination.</p><p> </p><p><strong>236589, 236590, 236591, 236592:</strong> Case volumes for the LAA are published on a quarterly basis at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>. These show the number of matters started at the ‘Legal Help’ stage, where the application process is devolved to the provider, and applications and grants for a legal aid certificate, where this is determined by the LAA. Therefore it is not possible to comment on the grant rate of Legal Help matters as only successful applications are referred to us.</p><p>Table 6.1 of the aforesaid published statistics shows the number of applications for a legal aid certificate which were made in each period, and of those the volume which were granted. Please note that an application may not proceed to being granted for a variety of reasons, for example being withdrawn, abandoned, rejected for administrative reasons, or refused where the relevant funding criteria were not met.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5.1 of the published statistics show the number of matters opened at the Legal Help level by category of law during the period enquired about.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 236582 236585 236587 236588 236589 236590 236591 236592 question first answered 02/04/2019 16:31:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1105014

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of applications for Legal Aid in discrimination cases the Legal Aid Agency has not met its processing target of 20 working days in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	236587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>236582</strong>: The Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) complaints procedure is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency/about/complaints-procedure</a>. Complaints may be made by an applicant for funding, their legal representative, their MP, or anyone else involved in the case. Complaints are counted separately as they pass through the stages of the process. Data for the most recent five completed financial years is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number responded to</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>3,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>3,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3,234</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>236585,236586 &amp; 236587:</strong> The Legal Aid Agency measures and monitors its performance via a number of key performance indicators and corporate targets. For the processing of civil legal aid applications, this target has changed within the last five years. It is therefore not possible to answer these questions in precisely the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The LAA remained within the target for each reporting month between April 2014 and December 2018. Details of how these targets changed within the requested time period, and a breakdown by the categories of law enquired about, are included within the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Target - % within working days</p></td><td><p>Proportion out of target - Housing</p></td><td><p>Proportion out of target - Discrimination</p></td><td><p>Annual performance across all civil legal aid applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19*</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>Target met</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>The target for 2018-19 (onwards) also includes the amount of time taken by providers, as well as LAA caseworkers, thus referring to an “end-to-end” process. This is reflected in the figures for this financial year shown above. Previous targets referred to LAA caseworker time-taken only.</p><p> </p><p><strong>236588:</strong> the LAA’s published statistics are separated into quarters for each financial year. The most recent period available is July-September 2018. During that time, four applications for a legal aid certificate in the Discrimination category of law were received. Of those, one application was referred to the Exceptional and Complex Case Team for a determination.</p><p> </p><p><strong>236589, 236590, 236591, 236592:</strong> Case volumes for the LAA are published on a quarterly basis at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>. These show the number of matters started at the ‘Legal Help’ stage, where the application process is devolved to the provider, and applications and grants for a legal aid certificate, where this is determined by the LAA. Therefore it is not possible to comment on the grant rate of Legal Help matters as only successful applications are referred to us.</p><p>Table 6.1 of the aforesaid published statistics shows the number of applications for a legal aid certificate which were made in each period, and of those the volume which were granted. Please note that an application may not proceed to being granted for a variety of reasons, for example being withdrawn, abandoned, rejected for administrative reasons, or refused where the relevant funding criteria were not met.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5.1 of the published statistics show the number of matters opened at the Legal Help level by category of law during the period enquired about.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 236582 236585 236586 236588 236589 236590 236591 236592 question first answered 02/04/2019 16:31:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts