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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many prosecutions there have been in the past three years for (1) theft where the sum of money or the value of the goods alleged to have been taken is £10 or less, (2) begging, and (3) rough sleeping.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/677403/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We have given Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) the flexibility to innovate and do what works to reduce reoffending, including tailoring rehabilitative support to offenders based on their individual needs. To promote equality of opportunity and avoid discrimination against offenders on the grounds of protected characteristics, CRCs are required to comply with relevant equalities and human rights legislation as they work with offenders.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Whilst not defined in law as a protected characteristic, we have taken steps to ensure that language is not a barrier to an individual\u2019s rehabilitation. At the beginning of each sentence, CRCs are contractually required to arrange a face to face interview to assess each offender\u2019s risk profile and rehabilitative needs. This informs the initial sentence plan, which the CRC must explain to the offender verbally and in writing to ensure they understand how they must behave and what they must do to comply with their sentence. The CRC must also seek confirmation that the offender has understood this explanation. Where the offender understands insufficient English to enable this, CRC must undertake the initial interview and provide confirmation of the sentence plan in a language they were able to understand.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what requirements they have set for community rehabilitation companies to make specific arrangements for the rehabilitation of minority groups whose first language is not English.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3847", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Afshar"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/683640/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below shows the number of cases subject to suspended committals for non-payment of Council Tax over the last three years by gender. There are a few cases where the gender is not known. Data relating to age is not held centrally.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Male <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Female <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Not Known<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>549<\/p><\/td><td><p>482<\/p><\/td><td><p>148<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,179<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>547<\/p><\/td><td><p>402<\/p><\/td><td><p>166<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,115<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016 (January -September)<\/p><\/td><td><p>313<\/p><\/td><td><p>232<\/p><\/td><td><p>137<\/p><\/td><td><p>682<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>It is possible that one defendant may have more than one case.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Although suspended committals are reported as occurring within a particular year, the non-payment of Council Tax itself may be from a previous year or even a period covering more than one year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This data is sourced from the HMCTS Libra Management Information System (MIS), and does not form part of the statistics for England and Wales published by the Ministry of Justice, which can be found at: <a href=\"http://www.justice.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\">www.justice.gov.uk<\/a>. As such this data set is not subject to the same levels of quality assurance.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many people have been subject to suspended committals for non-payment of council tax over the last three years; and what was the breakdown by (1) gender, and (2) age groups.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3847", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Afshar"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what action they are taking to strengthen procedures designed to protect those against whom costs are awarded without their knowing that a case is proceeding in the County Court, resulting in a County Court Judgment being registered on their credit record.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Altmann"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/657376/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>On 23 December the Ministry of Justice announced a consultation on ways to protect people from having their credit ratings affected despite being unaware of the claims made against them. The consultation, which will be launched in the spring will consider how the current system can be improved and reinforced to ensure that companies take all reasonable steps before they are able to apply to a court for a claim. We will also examine to what extent unscrupulous debt agencies have contributed to the problem.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To accompany the consultation the Ministry of Justice will also launch a new public advice campaign on how to protect people unaware of their debts and will remind people of the important of informing companies of their new address.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what action they are taking to ensure that companies which sue individuals for non-payment of monies in the county courts have taken adequate steps to ensure that they have the correct and up-to-date address for the person against whom they are taking action, in those cases where the individual does not lodge a defence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Altmann"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/657377", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/657377/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>On 23 December the Ministry of Justice announced a consultation on ways to protect people from having their credit ratings affected despite being unaware of the claims made against them. The consultation, which will be launched in the spring will consider how the current system can be improved and reinforced to ensure that companies take all reasonable steps before they are able to apply to a court for a claim. We will also examine to what extent unscrupulous debt agencies have contributed to the problem.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To accompany the consultation the Ministry of Justice will also launch a new public advice campaign on how to protect people unaware of their debts and will remind people of the important of informing companies of their new address.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what action they are taking to penalise companies which repeatedly take action against individuals who do not lodge a defence and who are subsequently discovered not to have received any notification of the relevant County Court action.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Altmann"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/901027", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/901027/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>It is not possible to determine from information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice, the number of offenders who identify as transgender that have been convicted of offences against women, without incurring a disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2501", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Barker"}
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