{ "format" : "linked-data-api", "version" : "0.2", "result" : {"_about" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Justice&tablingMemberConstituency=Hammersmith&max-date=2015-02-03", "definition" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/meta/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Justice&tablingMemberConstituency=Hammersmith&max-date=2015-02-03", "extendedMetadataVersion" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Justice&tablingMemberConstituency=Hammersmith&max-date=2015-02-03&_metadata=all", "first" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Justice&_page=0&tablingMemberConstituency=Hammersmith&max-date=2015-02-03", "hasPart" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Justice&tablingMemberConstituency=Hammersmith&max-date=2015-02-03", "isPartOf" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Justice&tablingMemberConstituency=Hammersmith&max-date=2015-02-03", "items" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177566", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177566/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government is acutely aware of the importance of ensuring that vulnerable people such as children and young people have access to justice.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Lord Chancellor\u2019s Guidance on Exceptional Funding sets out some of the points that caseworkers at the Legal Aid Agency should take into account when deciding any application for civil legal aid exceptional funding, including those from children and young people. These factors include the importance of the issues at stake, the complexity of the procedures and the capability of the applicant to present their case effectively. The age of the child or young person applicant is one factor which caseworkers will always consider and the Guidance sets out specific questions which may be relevant in the case of a child applicant.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-10T12:52:58.197Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme"} , "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 criteria are applied to children and young people applying to the Exceptional Case Funding scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "223066"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177567", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177567/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Parliament agreed an exceptional case funding scheme to provide an avenue for providing legal aid to those cases that would normally be out of scope, in order to ensure we meet our obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law.<\/p>

<\/p>

The civil legal aid exceptional funding scheme does not provide a general power to fund cases or individuals that fall outside the scope of legal aid \u2013 that is not its purpose. We therefore have no current plans to passport all children and/or young people aged from 18 to 24 through the scheme.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-10T12:56:51.98Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme"} , "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 passport all (a) children and (b) young people aged from 18 to 24 through the Exceptional Case Funding scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "223067"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177574", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177574/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Table 1: Number of successful applications to the ECF funding scheme, October 2013 to September 2014.<\/p>

<\/p>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>

Under 18<\/p><\/td>

18-24<\/p><\/td>

Total<\/p><\/td>

<\/td><\/tr>

Grants<\/p><\/td>

9<\/del>3<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

3<\/del>9<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

12<\/p><\/td>

<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

<\/p>

Note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014. The number of successful applications in this instance also corresponds to the number of applicants, i.e. unique individuals granted legal aid.<\/p>

<\/p>

These numbers assume that the date of birth recorded corresponds to the age of the applicant benefiting from the legal aid. In inquest cases this should be the date of birth of the applicant, not the deceased.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177574/answer/previousversion/43713", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-10T12:42:34.71Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-10T14:07:40.917Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme"} , "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, how many applications from people aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 to 24 to the Exceptional Case Funding scheme have been successful.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "223099"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177211", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177211/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Figures presented are taken from published legal aid statistics or more detailed breakdowns where necessary. The age groupings provided are taken from the statistical reporting currently produced and are the latest figures available.<\/p>

<\/p>

Table 1: Age of client for Legal Help and Civil Representation covering family, immigration and social welfare outcomes, 2010/11 to 2013/14<\/strong><\/p>

Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Age Band<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Family<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Immigration<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Social Welfare<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

24,035<\/p><\/td>

13,192<\/p><\/td>

3,716<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

61,027<\/p><\/td>

28,320<\/p><\/td>

39,469<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

27,431<\/p><\/td>

8,222<\/p><\/td>

3,075<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

61,181<\/p><\/td>

18,141<\/p><\/td>

33,581<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

30,227<\/p><\/td>

5,252<\/p><\/td>

2,567<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

57,143<\/p><\/td>

14,818<\/p><\/td>

26,406<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

36,703<\/p><\/td>

4,159<\/p><\/td>

1,477<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

44,561<\/p><\/td>

11,812<\/p><\/td>

11,530<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Figures covering prison law outcomes are not available from the administrative system as applicant dates of birth are not systematically recorded against Legal Aid cases.<\/p>

<\/p>

Table 2: Age of client in all legal aid scheme outcomes for 2012/13 and 2013/14<\/strong><\/p>

Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

19-25<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/p><\/td>

97,078<\/p><\/td>

244,453<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/p><\/td>

92,965<\/p><\/td>

204,641<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

The full official published statistics are available since 2012/13 and can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv<\/a>. Corresponding figures for 2011/12 are not available across all areas of law.<\/p>

These published figures suppress values where low volumes may allow identification of the client alongside further attributes released in the same data extract including ethnicity, gender and disability status.<\/p>

<\/p>

The information requested on Exceptional Case Funding applicants is supplied in the table below:<\/p>

Table 3: Age of applicant ECF Oct 2013 to Sep 2014<\/strong><\/p>

<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Under 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 to 24<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Oct 2013 to Mar 2014<\/p><\/td>

36<\/p><\/td>

56<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Apr 2014 to Sep 2014<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td>

39<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding applicants was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014 and the figures supplied show each individual applicant only once.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "222917"} , {"_value" : "222918"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-05T17:52:07.787Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme"} , "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, how many (a) children under 18 and (b) 18 to 24 year olds have applied for legal aid under the Exceptional Case Funding Scheme in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "222961"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177212", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177212/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Following the reforms to civil legal aid, funding remains available in around 95% of cases where a child or young person is the applicant. This includes legal aid for all public law children cases, and where a child is a party in private family law cases.

The Government has made clear that it will undertake a post-implementation review of the legal aid provisions within the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) within 3-5 years of implementation. Although the scope of this review has not been finalised, it is expected that it will consider evidence from a wide range of sources.

In the mean time, the Government continues at all times to review the operation of the legal aid system. Ministers have considered, and will continue to consider, all representations and evidence about the impact of LASPO on young people.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/194", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Simon Hughes"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bermondsey and Old Southwark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Simon Hughes"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-05T16:42:21.04Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme: Children"} , "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, with reference to the speech by the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties of 24 September 2014 at the Family Mediation Association Annual Conference 2014, whether his Department plans to seek the views of children, young people and expert non-governmental organisaitons in its review of children's access to legal aid.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "222962"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177213", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177213/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Figures presented are taken from published legal aid statistics or more detailed breakdowns where necessary. The age groupings provided are taken from the statistical reporting currently produced and are the latest figures available.<\/p>

<\/p>

Table 1: Age of client for Legal Help and Civil Representation covering family, immigration and social welfare outcomes, 2010/11 to 2013/14<\/strong><\/p>

Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Age Band<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Family<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Immigration<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Social Welfare<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

24,035<\/p><\/td>

13,192<\/p><\/td>

3,716<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

61,027<\/p><\/td>

28,320<\/p><\/td>

39,469<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

27,431<\/p><\/td>

8,222<\/p><\/td>

3,075<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

61,181<\/p><\/td>

18,141<\/p><\/td>

33,581<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

30,227<\/p><\/td>

5,252<\/p><\/td>

2,567<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

57,143<\/p><\/td>

14,818<\/p><\/td>

26,406<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

36,703<\/p><\/td>

4,159<\/p><\/td>

1,477<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

44,561<\/p><\/td>

11,812<\/p><\/td>

11,530<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Figures covering prison law outcomes are not available from the administrative system as applicant dates of birth are not systematically recorded against Legal Aid cases.<\/p>

<\/p>

Table 2: Age of client in all legal aid scheme outcomes for 2012/13 and 2013/14<\/strong><\/p>

Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

19-25<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/p><\/td>

97,078<\/p><\/td>

244,453<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/p><\/td>

92,965<\/p><\/td>

204,641<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

The full official published statistics are available since 2012/13 and can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv<\/a>. Corresponding figures for 2011/12 are not available across all areas of law.<\/p>

These published figures suppress values where low volumes may allow identification of the client alongside further attributes released in the same data extract including ethnicity, gender and disability status.<\/p>

<\/p>

The information requested on Exceptional Case Funding applicants is supplied in the table below:<\/p>

Table 3: Age of applicant ECF Oct 2013 to Sep 2014<\/strong><\/p>

<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Under 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 to 24<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Oct 2013 to Mar 2014<\/p><\/td>

36<\/p><\/td>

56<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Apr 2014 to Sep 2014<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td>

39<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding applicants was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014 and the figures supplied show each individual applicant only once.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "222918"} , {"_value" : "222961"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-05T17:52:07.38Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme: Children"} , "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, how many children received (a) social welfare, (b) family, (c) immigration and (d) prison legal aid in each of the last four years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "222917"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177214", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177214/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Figures presented are taken from published legal aid statistics or more detailed breakdowns where necessary. The age groupings provided are taken from the statistical reporting currently produced and are the latest figures available.<\/p>

<\/p>

Table 1: Age of client for Legal Help and Civil Representation covering family, immigration and social welfare outcomes, 2010/11 to 2013/14<\/strong><\/p>

Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Age Band<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Family<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Immigration<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Social Welfare<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

24,035<\/p><\/td>

13,192<\/p><\/td>

3,716<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

61,027<\/p><\/td>

28,320<\/p><\/td>

39,469<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

27,431<\/p><\/td>

8,222<\/p><\/td>

3,075<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

61,181<\/p><\/td>

18,141<\/p><\/td>

33,581<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

30,227<\/p><\/td>

5,252<\/p><\/td>

2,567<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

57,143<\/p><\/td>

14,818<\/p><\/td>

26,406<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/p><\/td>

36,703<\/p><\/td>

4,159<\/p><\/td>

1,477<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>

19-25<\/p><\/td>

44,561<\/p><\/td>

11,812<\/p><\/td>

11,530<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Figures covering prison law outcomes are not available from the administrative system as applicant dates of birth are not systematically recorded against Legal Aid cases.<\/p>

<\/p>

Table 2: Age of client in all legal aid scheme outcomes for 2012/13 and 2013/14<\/strong><\/p>

Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 and under<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

19-25<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/p><\/td>

97,078<\/p><\/td>

244,453<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/p><\/td>

92,965<\/p><\/td>

204,641<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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The full official published statistics are available since 2012/13 and can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322449/clients.csv<\/a>. Corresponding figures for 2011/12 are not available across all areas of law.<\/p>

These published figures suppress values where low volumes may allow identification of the client alongside further attributes released in the same data extract including ethnicity, gender and disability status.<\/p>

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The information requested on Exceptional Case Funding applicants is supplied in the table below:<\/p>

Table 3: Age of applicant ECF Oct 2013 to Sep 2014<\/strong><\/p>

<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Under 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18 to 24<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Oct 2013 to Mar 2014<\/p><\/td>

36<\/p><\/td>

56<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Apr 2014 to Sep 2014<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td>

39<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding applicants was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014 and the figures supplied show each individual applicant only once.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "222917"} , {"_value" : "222961"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-05T17:52:07.633Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme"} , "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, how many (a) children under 18 and (b) 18 to 24 year olds received legal aid in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "222918"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174455", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174455/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The final bids submitted by the remaining three bidders on 5 January 2015 for the competition for Compliance and Enforcement Services are going through a robust evaluation process and HMCTS will award the contract based upon the bidder which submits the most economically advantageous tender. The evaluation criteria takes into account price and non price factors and the overall achievability and financial viability of the bids.<\/p>

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In addition to this the agreement that will be put in place with the selected service provider will deliver value for money through a combination of the payment mechanism which incorporates a Payment By Results element based upon performance, Key Performance Indicators and penalties for underperformance.<\/p>

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This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial penalties collected over the last three years. The amount of money collected reached an all time high of £290 million at the end of 2013/14 and collections continue to rise. In 2013/14 the total outstanding balance of financial impositions reduced by £26.7m (5%) in the year.<\/p>

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We do not keep data on the numbers of distress warrants returned uncollected.<\/p>

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It is not possible to provide figures on the proportion of those warrants returned where the impositions were subsequently collected by the National Crime and Enforcement Service due to the constraints of the current IT system.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-21T16:24:55.97Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Distress Warrants"} , "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 proportion of distress warrants that were passed to private debt collection agencies were returned to his Department as uncollected in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those penalties were subsequently collected by the National Crime and Enforcement Service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "221100"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174248", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174248/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial penalties collected over the last three years. The amount of money collected reached an all time high of £290 million at the end of 2013/14 and collections continue to rise. In 2013/14 the total outstanding balance of financial impositions reduced by £26.7m (5%) in the year.<\/p>

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In July 2014 HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) started a pilot to utilise data provided by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to enforce outstanding financial impositions. While the pilot is limited to a number of specifically targeted cases, early indications are that HMRC are able to provide data that assists in the enforcement of outstanding accounts.<\/p>

<\/p>

So far HMCTS has sent over 124,000 accounts to HMRC who have been able to supply HMCTS with employer\u2019s details on 40% of those accounts and self employment details on a further 22%. In addition, HMRC has been able to provide additional information, such as addresses and phone numbers, that differ from those held on the HMCTS account.<\/p>

<\/p>

As a result HMCTS have secured attachment of earnings orders on 66% of the accounts where HMRC have been able to supply employer\u2019s details. Additionally, HMRC data secured on some of the accounts in the remaining 34% has enabled us to take immediate alternative enforcement action, such as the service of a further steps notice, but may also enable future enforcement by attachment of earnings should it be required.<\/p>

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It is not possible to identify how much has been collected as direct result of the data received from HMRC, without checking every account in scope and establishing how many of those accounts would have been paid in full in any event. However, it is possible to confirm that use of the HMRC data has resulted in accounts that have been outstanding for a number of years suddenly being paid in full as a result of the attachment of earnings order, despite many previous attempts to enforce them.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-21T15:54:41.817Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Courts: Fines"} , "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 assessment he has made of the effect of staff of his Department having access to HM Revenue and Customs information on individuals who have defaulted and are in employment on the level of collection rates of fines and compensation set by the courts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "221135"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Justice&_page=1&tablingMemberConstituency=Hammersmith&max-date=2015-02-03", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 160, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }