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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 272279, how many people (a) are entitled to be  and (b) have been reimbursed for employment tribunal fees.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138525/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Official statistics are not published on the average length of time from receipt of the application to the issue of a grant of probate. Internal management information, which is not subject to the rigorous quality assurance processes of official statistics, has been used to show the following average time from receipt of an application to a grant being issued:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Average weeks to grant issued<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>July 2018 to September 2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>October 2018 to December 2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>January 2019 to March 2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>April 2019 to June 2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>These figures do not include cases which are waiting for a grant to be issued. The data from April to June 2019 has been extracted from the HMCTS Reform Core Case Data system, which is a new system in active development, and may not be directly comparable with figures for earlier periods. All figures, especially those for April 2019 to June 2019, are provisional and subject to revision.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Some grants are experiencing delays of between four and six weeks outside of our targets as a result of significant increases in work during March and April and some IT issues which have now been resolved. We have recruited more staff and are now issuing in excess of 1,000 grants a day that is bringing waiting times down further.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average time taken by the Probate Service to complete a grant of probate application in each in of the last four quarters.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138526/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Jan-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Feb-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Mar-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Apr-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>May-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Jun-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>AGENCY STAFF RESOURCE<\/p><\/td><td><p>29.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>27.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>26.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>26.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>26.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>26.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>FTE STAFF RESOURCE<\/p><\/td><td><p>124.49<\/p><\/td><td><p>122.94<\/p><\/td><td><p>120.94<\/p><\/td><td><p>120.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>120.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>118<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Further to these totals we have arrange additional help from HMCTS and other government departments, these are:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMRC SURGE TEAM<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>21<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>BRADFORD DSCS<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMCTS LEGAL ADVISERS<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>ADDITIONAL HMCTS RESOURCE<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><td><p>9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>TOTALS (FTE)<\/p><\/td><td><p>153.89<\/p><\/td><td><p>150.34<\/p><\/td><td><p>147.34<\/p><\/td><td><p>147.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>147.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>179.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>In addition to these we also now have 35 staff in the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre who are trained in probate.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the Probate Service in each of the last six months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138527/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>6 members of staff have left the Probate Service in the last 6 months.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Our new online service is making probate simpler and more convenient for bereaved people. Staffing is making increased and the digital service further improves to help reduce waiting times.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burgon"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138066", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138066/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>HMCTS was created on the 1 April 2011. We are unable to provide information for financial years prior to that date. This question has been interpreted to mean costs for all language services, both translators, and interpreters provided in a court setting, and for printed materials available in HMCTS buildings.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The contract with Capita commenced on 30th January 2012, and ended on 30th October 2016. The new Language Services Contracts commenced on the 31st October 2016, with services provided by thebigword Group Limited, Clarion Interpreting and The Language Shop.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The spend by Her Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunals Service on courts translations services was as follows, by financial year:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total Cost (£)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Capita Charges (£)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 (Commenced from 30th January 2012)<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,080,332<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,440<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,955,510<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,083,181<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,305,324<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,501,870<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,431,045<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,182,866<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,111,949<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,548,023<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,683,794<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,264,196<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Our most recent statistics show language service requests are at their highest since the new contract was introduced in 2016 the clear majority \u2013 97% - were fulfilled. It is vital that victims, witnesses and defendants understand what is happening in court to ensure justice is done, and we will always take steps to ensure a qualified interpreter is provided when needed.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138097/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government has no current plans to end the requirement, in the Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) Regulations 1994, that a court should satisfy itself that the spouse or civil partner is aware when an applicant wishes to change their name through the courts by deed poll. This recognises that the change of name may have implications other than for the applicant. It is not mandatory in all cases \u2013 an applicant may seek to demonstrate to the court that there is good reason to dispense with such consent.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This process is for those who wish to have a court-based verification and validation of the change of name Under the common law, it is open to a person aged 16 or above to change their name by deed poll themselves through the \u2018unenrolled\u2019 process. This simply requires the deed to be witnessed and attested by the signature of two witnesses.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138105/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>On 7 February 2019, the Government published the Post Implementation Review (PIR) of Part 1 of The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The review did not look at the earnings of individual solicitors, but reported instead on the impact on legal aid providers, including solicitors firms and individual barristers.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Stevens"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jo Stevens"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138106", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138106/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<table><tbody><tr><td><p>On 7 February 2019, the Government published the Post Implementation Review (PIR) of Part 1 of The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 which included an assessment of the impact of the £37,500 disposable income threshold introduced at the Crown Court: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo<\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Alongside the PIR, the Government also published its Legal Support Action Plan in which it announced a comprehensive review of the wider legal aid eligibility regime; this will include the Crown Court thresholds. The review is expected to conclude by Summer 2020 after which we will publish a full consultation paper setting out our future policy proposals in this area. We will seek to implement any final recommendations as soon as practicable following public consultation.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact on defendants of the introduction of an upper limit on disposable income for people claiming legal aid for Crown Court representation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Stevens"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138145/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The LAA commissions services on a \u2018Procurement Area\u2019 basis. Procurement Areas align to one or a number of combined local authority areas and have been developed based on various local factors.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Individuals are not limited to accessing legal advice providers in the Procurement Area where they live and may access services from providers located in neighbouring local authorities, or at other contracted legal advice providers located locally.<\/p><p> <\/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. As of 30 June 2019, there is at least one provider offering housing and debt services in all but 4 procurement areas, and the LAA is considering how to secure provision in these areas and will set out next steps shortly.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Legal advice is still available in these areas through the Civil Legal Advice telephone service and irrespective of a client\u2019s location in England and Wales, legal advice for housing remains available through a telephone service as well.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The following table shows the number of providers in each of the locations enquired about, and the number of procurement areas which fall within each.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Legal Aid Agency keeps availability of legal support under constant review and takes urgent action whenever it has concerns.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Geographical Location<\/p><\/td><td><p># of Procurement Areas<\/p><\/td><td><p># of Providers<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>London<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>235<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Wales<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>35<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other<\/p><\/td><td><p>96<\/p><\/td><td><p>212<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>This government spent £1.6 billion on legal aid last year and in addition to the Civil Legal Advice Telephone service, we are investing £5m in innovative technologies to help people access legal support wherever they are.<\/p>"}
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