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1251617

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date	12/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether judges are failing to report solicitors to the Solicitors Regulation Authority; and what steps they are taking in response to any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL10272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Following the case of R (Hamid) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 3070 (Admin), the High Court affirmed that it has the power to oversee the conduct of lawyers in immigration cases. The disciplinary process, known as the Hamid jurisdiction, is part of the court and tribunal’s powers to govern its own procedure and to ensure that legal practitioners abide by their duties to the court or tribunal and otherwise conduct themselves according to the proper standards of behaviour. This jurisdiction is engaged when a case is advanced in a professionally improper manner and is not confined to circumstances when the underlying claim is totally without merit, nor restricted to immigration cases.</p><p>As the Hamid jurisdiction comes within the court and tribunal’s inherent powers, the MoJ does not keep records of referrals made to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. If the Hamid jurisdiction is activated, any court or tribunal orders made in relation to the referral may be published and placed in the public domain and any such publication will include the explanation provided by the legal representative. The judiciary is independent of Government, and the Government has made no such assessment of the use of the jurisdiction.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL10207 HL10273 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:16:59 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1251618

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Lord Chief Justice about immigration cases refused for review on the grounds of being without merit where presiding judges have failed to report solicitors to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL10273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Following the case of R (Hamid) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 3070 (Admin), the High Court affirmed that it has the power to oversee the conduct of lawyers in immigration cases. The disciplinary process, known as the Hamid jurisdiction, is part of the court and tribunal’s powers to govern its own procedure and to ensure that legal practitioners abide by their duties to the court or tribunal and otherwise conduct themselves according to the proper standards of behaviour. This jurisdiction is engaged when a case is advanced in a professionally improper manner and is not confined to circumstances when the underlying claim is totally without merit, nor restricted to immigration cases.</p><p>As the Hamid jurisdiction comes within the court and tribunal’s inherent powers, the MoJ does not keep records of referrals made to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. If the Hamid jurisdiction is activated, any court or tribunal orders made in relation to the referral may be published and placed in the public domain and any such publication will include the explanation provided by the legal representative. The judiciary is independent of Government, and the Government has made no such assessment of the use of the jurisdiction.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL10207 HL10272 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:16:59 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1251622

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of suicides in prison over the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL10277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>Every death in custody is a tragedy and the Government is committed to reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prison.</p><p> </p><p>There is a variety of financial costs associated with responding to and investigating each self-inflicted death, making it difficult to calculate the total. However, it is the human cost, in terms of the loss of life, and the impact on the lives of others, including the bereaved family and friends and the staff who worked with the individual, that is of concern to the Government. It is our determination to avoid these harms, and our commitment to the welfare of those in our care, that drive our work to prevent self-inflicted deaths.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 26/11/2020 17:10:07 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1251623

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Governors: Length of Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average length of (1) a completed prison governor tenure, and (2) existing prison governor tenures.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL10278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>(1) The average length of service of a completed prison governor tenure who left over the last 5 years is 4.2 years.</p><p>To note, the averages are based on total governor tenure (which would include them moving to different prisons) and not specific to time spent in one post.</p><p>(2) As at 30 June 2020, existing prison governors had spent an average of 2.7 years in their current post.</p><p>To note, this includes substantive band 10-11 Governing Governors only and does not include any deputy governors who may be filling the role on a temporary promotion.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 26/11/2020 17:16:30 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1251624

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Governors: Length of Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of prison governors have stayed in post for more than (1) two, and (2) three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL10279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>As at 30th June 2020, 48% of prison governors had stayed in their current post for more than two years, and 39% had stayed in their current post for more than three years.</p><p>To note, this includes substantive band 10-11 Governing Governors only and does not include any deputy governors who may be filling the role on a temporary promotion.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 26/11/2020 17:16:43 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1251625

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in increasing awareness of the Assisted Prisons Visits scheme among (1) prisoners, and (2) visitors, since the publication of the report by the National Offender Management Service Families Do Matter Project Report 2009, which found that 38 per cent of prisoners and visitors were unaware of that scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL10280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>A new online Help with Visits service (formerly known as the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme) was introduced in June 2017 to simplify the application process and the ease of access to the service for members of the public who are visiting prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Family service providers have continued to assist HMPPS with raising the profile of the Help with Visits Scheme and, through their service user forum, have provided feedback on the design of the updated literature. This will be launched once Covid-19 restrictions ease across the prison estate.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, a pilot across a number of prisons will be used to review eligibility criteria to help inform potential changes that may be made to improve access to social visits for prisoners and their families.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 26/11/2020 17:19:26 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1251086

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Solicitors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that UK solicitors are travelling to Calais to offer support to refugees and migrants seeking to reach the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL10203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Under the framework established by the Legal Services Act 2007 the legal services sector in England and Wales is independent of Government, and solicitors are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The Government has not made any such assessment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 25/11/2020 17:01:29 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1251087

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Malik and Malik
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they have taken to cease to fund through legal aid the work of the Malik & Malik who have been found to have filed false asylum claims; and whether they have reported that firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL10204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Malik &amp; Malik were last issued with a civil legal aid contract in 2007 and did not receive public funding in connection with any of the cases being enquired about. There was accordingly no basis for the Legal Aid Agency to make any referral to the SRA in connection with those matters. As at the time of writing, the firm no longer hold a legal aid contract of any kind.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL10206 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:08:53 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1251088

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many solicitors they have reported to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for misconduct in immigration cases in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL10205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Under the framework established by the Legal Services Act 2007 the legal services sector in England and Wales is independent of Government, and solicitors are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The SRA investigates alleged misconduct and can prosecute serious cases before the independent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. The Government has no role in reporting solicitors to the tribunal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 25/11/2020 17:16:09 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1251089

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much legal aid has been disbursed to those working on the immigration cases that have been refused on the grounds of being without merit in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL10206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Malik &amp; Malik were last issued with a civil legal aid contract in 2007 and did not receive public funding in connection with any of the cases being enquired about. There was accordingly no basis for the Legal Aid Agency to make any referral to the SRA in connection with those matters. As at the time of writing, the firm no longer hold a legal aid contract of any kind.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL10204 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:08:53 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra