This Government will always ensure that we have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and we continue to modernise the prison estate so that it delivers best value for the taxpayer.<\/p>
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We have a long term strategy for managing the prison estate which will provide more adult male prison capacity than we inherited from the previous Government. We also have a range of contingencies available to manage temporary or unexpected increases in the population.<\/p>
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Four new house-blocks (which will be completed by May 2015) consisting of a total of 1,250 new places are being delivered at HMPs Thameside, The Mount, Parc and Peterborough. These places will open when they are required.<\/p>
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We are also delivering around 500 places by April 2015 through small scale investments at the following prisons:<\/p>
Cardiff<\/p>
Chelmsford<\/p>
Deerbolt<\/p>
Hatfield<\/p>
Hewell<\/p>
Hollesley Bay<\/p>
Humber<\/p>
Kirkham<\/p>
Lancaster Farms<\/p>
Littlehey<\/p>
The Mount<\/p>
Norwich<\/p>
Standford Hill<\/p>
Stoke Heath<\/p>
Swansea<\/p>
Thorn Cross<\/p>
Wandsworth<\/p>
Warren Hill<\/p>
Wymott<\/p>
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We are also constructing a new, modern 2,106 place prison for North Wales in Wrexham, to be opened in 2017.<\/p>
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The 24 month time period was set out in the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2013 which came into force on 1 April 2013.<\/p>
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This Government is absolutely clear that victims of domestic violence should receive legal aid where it is needed to help break free from abusive relationships. Since the reforms were introduced last year thousands of people have successfully applied for legal aid where domestic violence is involved.<\/p>
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The 24 month time limit for evidence does not exclude victims where the abuse occurred over two years ago. The time limit relates to the date the evidence was obtained, not the date of the abuse itself. Some forms of evidence can be obtained several months or even years after the abuse has been experienced.<\/p>
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