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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

1249235

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of extending the cut-off age for magistrates beyond 70 on the administration of justice in magistrates' courts; and whether his Department plans to implement that change.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	112055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on an increase to the mandatory retirement age for all judicial office holders, including magistrates. That consultation set out our assessment that increasing the mandatory retirement age could help to retain valuable judicial resource and expertise.</p><p>The consultation closed on 16 October, with over 1000 responses received from the magistracy, judiciary and legal professions and analysis of these responses is underway. We intend to publish the Government’s response in the near future, with a view to legislate for any changes we decide to make at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 10/11/2020 17:11:50 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1251387

	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	Debt Collection: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish guidance on the application of VAT on judgement debts in the cases of High Court enforcement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	114855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is aware that there are differing interpretations within the enforcement industry of the application of the VAT payable on High Court Enforcement fees, which has led to different approaches being taken.</p><p>We are working to produce guidance to clarify the circumstances and manner in which VAT costs can and should be recovered from judgment debtors as an enforcement cost. We will publish that guidance as soon as we are able to.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 114856 114857 question first answered 17/11/2020 17:03:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1251390

	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	Debt Collection: VAT
	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 effectiveness of different practices employed by enforcement agents and High Court enforcement agents in relation to charging VAT to debtors.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	114856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is aware that there are differing interpretations within the enforcement industry of the application of the VAT payable on High Court Enforcement fees, which has led to different approaches being taken.</p><p>We are working to produce guidance to clarify the circumstances and manner in which VAT costs can and should be recovered from judgment debtors as an enforcement cost. We will publish that guidance as soon as we are able to.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 114855 114857 question first answered 17/11/2020 17:03:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1251391

	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	Debt Collection: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the level of consistency among High Court enforcement agents when applying VAT on their fees in identical circumstances.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	114857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is aware that there are differing interpretations within the enforcement industry of the application of the VAT payable on High Court Enforcement fees, which has led to different approaches being taken.</p><p>We are working to produce guidance to clarify the circumstances and manner in which VAT costs can and should be recovered from judgment debtors as an enforcement cost. We will publish that guidance as soon as we are able to.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 114855 114856 question first answered 17/11/2020 17:03:09 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

1251519

	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	Administrative Law Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that submissions to the Independent Review of Administrative Law are published.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	114864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Independent Panel for Administrative Law is currently cataloguing and analysing the responses to the call for evidence which is crucial for their ongoing deliberations. As the panel is independent, it remains a matter for the panel to determine how it intends to treat the evidence received in its report. Once the Government receives the panel’s report, the Government will then determine when and how it responds including publication and the underlying evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/11/2020 16:41:22 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

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