The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions under the Vagrancy Act 1824, up to December 2020, in the \u2018Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code\u2019 data tool, available here:<\/p>
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx<\/a><\/p> <\/p> In the data tool linked above, you can use the \u2018Offence code\u2019 filter to select the offences of interest. The following is a list of offences that fall within the Vagrancy Act 1824:<\/p> <\/p> To isolate data for a specific region, use the \u2018Police force area\u2019 filter to do the following:<\/p> <\/p> We are unable to isolate individuals prosecuted in the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency as the Courts Proceedings Database uses the location of the court at which a case was dealt as a proxy for location. The nearest court to this constituency is Oxfordshire Magistrates\u2019 Court, which has a broad catchment area including other surrounding constituencies. We are therefore unable to disaggregate individuals from Oxford West and Abingdon constituency from those from other surrounding constituencies.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been made in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Thames Valley and (d) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in each calendar year since 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1354493", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1354493/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The protection of children, particularly those who are most vulnerable, is a priority for this government and this has never been more important than during\u202fthis period.\u202fThe family courts were quick to respond to the pandemic and\u202fI am extremely grateful for the dedication of family justice professionals at this unprecedented time.<\/p> <\/p> In March, we launched the £1 million Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, to encourage and support separating parents to explore mediation before coming to court. We want to ensure that every parent coming to court is able to resolve their case in the most effective way, including through mediation where safe and appropriate. Last month, we invested a further £800,000 into the scheme, which is expected to help around 2000 more families.<\/p> <\/p> We continue to focus on bringing down the outstanding caseload by investing in more judicial sitting days and increasing the overall level of disposals. Cases with the most significant safeguarding issues remain our priority, and where suitable, cases are being heard remotely to continue maximising our use of our estate.<\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2021-09-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of cases in the family courts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4610", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bambos Charalambous"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1354494", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1354494/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The \u20182013 Protocol and Good Practice Model\u2019 for disclosure of information in cases of alleged child abuse provides for the local authority to notify the police on issue of family court proceedings, if not before. This notification serves as a request for disclosure to the police.<\/p> <\/p> In April 2021, amendments were made to rules 3.3 and 3.5 of the Criminal Procedure Rules. These changes imposed a duty on parties to criminal proceedings to alert the criminal court to any related family proceedings and encourage the exchange of relevant information with a court dealing with those proceedings. Information about criminal proceedings may be obtained from criminal courts under Part 5 of the Criminal Procedure Rules by those who are parties to the criminal proceedings and by members of the public generally.<\/p> <\/p> The Government regularly considers how the join up between the criminal and family jurisdictions can be improved. In 2022, we aim to pilot a new \u201cone family, one judge\u201d approach to hearing cases where the same judge will hear the criminal and family court proceedings.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that accurate information is provided to the family courts by the criminal courts when allegations of abuse or criminal convictions are made in family court proceedings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1354495", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1354495/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The manner in which errors or alleged errors contained within a report submitted in family court proceedings are rectified is a matter for the court to decide, however in all cases the court will seek for such errors to be dealt with promptly and without undue delay.<\/p> <\/p> Under the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR) Part 1 \u201cthe overriding objective\u201d requires the court to deal with cases expeditiously and fairly and for the parties to assist the court in this objective. This general obligation could require the court, or the parties, to act to ensure any issues with a report are rectified.<\/p> <\/p> Depending on the nature of the error contained within a report, if the court considers that the error needs to be rectified in the written report, the court could use its general case management powers (FPR rule 4.1) to direct that an amended or addendum report be submitted to the court.<\/p> <\/p> Where it is alleged by one or more of the parties that a report contains errors, the accuracy and veracity of the information included within the report can be tested during the court hearing, in order for the court to make a determination on this issue.<\/p> <\/p> Proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth. (FPR, rule 17.6)<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure the prompt rectification of errors that are identified in reports submitted in family court proceedings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2021-09-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the (a) properties classified as heritage assets by his Department, (b) most recent estimate of the value of those properties and (c) annual income derived from those properties.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1353302/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The most recently published information regarding combined waiting times for a grant of probate, on paper and digital cases, covers January 2021 to March 2021 and is published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly (Table 25):<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2021<\/a><\/p> Despite the unprecedented challenges faced by the probate service during the Covid 19 pandemic, and as a result of HMCTS increasing resources to meet demand, the average length of time taken for a grant of probate following receipt of the documents required has been maintained at between four to six weeks.<\/p> HMCTS continues to invest in the improvement of the online Probate system which was developed as part of the wider HMCTS Reform Programme to further streamline ways of working resulting in a system that is simpler and easy to understand for applicants; is accessible; and more efficient and robust to run.<\/p>