The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) keeps availability of legal aid providers under constant review, and takes urgent action whenever it has concerns.<\/p>
<\/p>
The LAA has recently tendered for new face-to-face housing contracts across the 134 housing and debt procurement areas across England and Wales. Contracts commenced on 1 September 2018. As of 31 May 2019, there is at least one provider offering housing and debt services in all but 4 procurement areas. Legal advice is still available in these areas through the Civil Legal Advice telephone service, and the LAA is considering how to secure provision in these areas and will set out next steps shortly.<\/p>
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In addition to the Civil Legal Advice telephone service offering legal services in a range of issues to those who need it, we are investing £5m in innovative new technologies to help people access legal support wherever they are in England and Wales.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-08-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-08-02T14:54:44.817Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme: Housing"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help people in South Wales that are unable to travel to a housing legal aid provider.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4572", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Elmore"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ogmore"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Elmore"} ], "uin" : "270393"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135218", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135218/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Ministry of Justice will sign the Charter. The MoJ supports the Charter where this is relevant to our commercial activities and only where consistent with the relevant procurement regulations that require fair and open competition.<\/p>
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Andrew Stephenson MP, Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, wrote to Secretary of State for Justice on 29 May to ask my Department to sign the Steel Charter.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "270362"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-04T15:32:52.843Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Ministry of Justice: Iron and Steel"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will sign his Department up to the UK Steel charter.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4056", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nic Dakin"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Scunthorpe"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nic Dakin"} ], "uin" : "270358"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135222", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135222/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Ministry of Justice will sign the Charter. The MoJ supports the Charter where this is relevant to our commercial activities and only where consistent with the relevant procurement regulations that require fair and open competition.<\/p>
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Andrew Stephenson MP, Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, wrote to Secretary of State for Justice on 29 May to ask my Department to sign the Steel Charter.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "270358"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-04T15:32:52.89Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Ministry of Justice: Iron and Steel"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has had discussions with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the UK Steel charter.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4056", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nic Dakin"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Scunthorpe"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nic Dakin"} ], "uin" : "270362"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135252", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135252/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
MoJ publishes data on the overall number of injunctions applied for and granted but this does not include detail of whether the injunctions were sought by or granted to private companies, or whether the injunctions relate to or place restrictions on protest activity. This information is not readily available and would require each court file to be checked for the required information which would incur disproportionate costs.<\/p>
<\/p>
No assessment has been made of the effect of civil injunctions sought by and granted to shale gas companies on the rights of communities to protest shale gas developments.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Ministry of Justice has published information on the number of defendants sentenced to immediate custody for \u2018Breach of the conditions of an injunction against harassment\u2019:<\/p>
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx<\/a>. However, it is not possible to identify any restrictions placed on protest activities, as this information is not held in the court proceedings database.<\/p>"}
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Legal aid in cases involving family law mediation <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> Family Mediation 2016-17<\/p><\/td> 7,611<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017-18<\/p><\/td> 6,302<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018-19<\/p><\/td> 6,515<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Note: \u2018Proportion started\u2019 data is not held for family mediation matters, as the application process and decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question (the provider).<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Legal aid in cases involving Immigration <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Legal help<\/p><\/td> Civil representation<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> Grants<\/p><\/td> Applications<\/p><\/td> Grants<\/p><\/td> Proportion granted<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016-17<\/p><\/td> 29,111<\/p><\/td> 1,904<\/p><\/td> 1,404<\/p><\/td> 74%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017-18<\/p><\/td> 26,609<\/p><\/td> 1,596<\/p><\/td> 1,203<\/p><\/td> 75%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018-19<\/p><\/td> 28,821<\/p><\/td> 1,535<\/p><\/td> 1,155<\/p><\/td> 75%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Legal help<\/em> is assistance short of representation. Note: \u2018Proportion granted\u2019 data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the application process and decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question (the provider).<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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