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222460

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to help people protect their personal data.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	224683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to providing the public with the strongest possible rights to protect against abuses of personal data. We keep the Data Protection Act under review to make sure that it continues to provide a strong legal framework for the protection of personal information. The Government also works closely with the Information Commissioner to make sure that individuals understand their rights and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 27/02/2015 10:01:45 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

222615

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Contempt of Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer on 12 February 2015 to Question 223311, what calculations were made to determine that to answer the original question would incur disproportionate costs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	224672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In order to answer 223311 Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) would have to manually check every court log from 1 May 2013 to the present at Birmingham County Court, Birmingham Family Court and the High Court at Birmingham. Birmingham County Court and Birmingham Family Court between them heard in excess of 24,000 cases, each of which would have to be manually checked for any hearings for contempt of court.</p><p>HMCTS have been able to check records of cases heard since November 2014, and identified those where committal orders were made for imprisonment for contempt of court. The contemnors weren’t all present at court and did not necessarily begin their term of imprisonment straight away. There were none at Birmingham Family Court. Details of committal orders made for imprisonment for contempt of court at Birmingham County Court and High Court since 1 November 2014 can be found in the table below. This data has been collated specifically to answer this question and has not been checked to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Court</p></td><td><p>Judge</p></td><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham High Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ Purle QC</p></td><td><p>13-2-15</p></td><td><p>6 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Rich TD</p></td><td><p>7-11-14</p></td><td><p>8 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>19-11-14</p></td><td><p>16 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>15-1-15</p></td><td><p>18 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>15-1-15</p></td><td><p>25 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Ingram</p></td><td><p>30-1-15</p></td><td><p>24 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Shorthose</p></td><td><p>13-2-15</p></td><td><p>26 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 224769 question first answered 27/02/2015 10:21:14 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

222616

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic violence courts sat at each magistrates' court in Lancashire in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	224736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The table below sets out the number of domestic violence courts scheduled to be sat in each magistrates’ court in Lancashire in 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Magistrates Courts in Lancashire</p></td><td><p>Number of half day sessions scheduled to sit on domestic violence during 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chorley Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ormskirk Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burnley Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/02/2015 17:21:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

222617

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contribution by the hon. Member for North West Cambridgeshire of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 625 and pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 217723, how many (a) ex-parte non-molestation orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men, (b) with notice non-molestation orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men, (c) non-molestation orders were applied for by each firm of solicitors, (d) non-molestation orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men by each judge, (e) ex-parte occupancy orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men, (f) with notice occupancy orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men, (g) occupancy orders were applied for by each firm of solicitors, (h) occupancy orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men by each judge in each quarter from the first quarter of 2011 to the third quarter of 2014 in courts in (A) Sussex and (B) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	224775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Details of the gender of those receiving non molestation orders (ex-parte and with notice), and occupancy orders (ex-parte and with notice) since 2011 can only be obtained by manually checking every case file at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Figures requested for non molestation and occupancy orders applied for by each firm of solicitors in courts in a) Sussex and b) West Midlands are available and provided as extracted from the central MoJ database on family cases, in the accompanying tables.</p><p> </p><p>Domestic violence and abuse is unacceptable and no one should have to experience it. It is right that the family court has the power to take swift action to protect families and children from domestic abuse. We are confident that the court procedures for making non-molestation orders are sufficiently robust and in each case the court will make a decision whether to make an order based on the circumstances of the case including the need to secure the health, safety and well-being of the applicant and of any relevant child.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 27/02/2015 14:59:07 question first ministerially corrected 27/02/2015 15:10:52 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes attachment 1 file name 224755 Domestic Violence applications.xls title Domestic Violence Applications Solicitors firms previous answer version 47120 answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

179653

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice has made an offer to invest in the equivalent of five targeted learning days a year for each member of staff. This learning takes many forms to suit both the learner and the business, including e-learning, coaching, mentoring, work-based learning, job shadowing and face-to-face learning.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Ministry devolves budgets for training to its agencies, business groups and non-departmental bodies. These budgets are managed locally and the Ministry does not record this information centrally. Furthermore, the definition of training varies from one business area to another. Therefore to establish the Department’s training budget, amount spent on training and an average number of training days taken would require a Ministry-wide survey of all its local business areas and non-departmental public bodies. This would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 224480 224499 224518 question first answered 27/02/2015 09:42:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179654

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place to inform victims of the reasons for any delays in criminal matters being listed for court.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	224440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Witness Care Units (WCUs) update Victims on information relating to their case. Under the Code of Practice for Victims courts have responsibility for providing information to WCUs about matters affecting the victim and WCUs then provide a single point of contact for victims throughout the duration of the case.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to creating a system that puts the highest emphasis on victims’ needs and set out their rights clearly in legislation.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/02/2015 09:48:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

179655

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims were granted compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	224448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>According to latest figures, in the financial year 2013-14 we made payments totalling more than £242m to victims of violent crime.</p><p> </p><p>We also aim to make our application process as simple as possible. Applicants need only complete one form when applying to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) and we have an online application service. Those who have no access to online services, or who need additional support, can apply by phone. Depending on the nature of the claim, applicants may be asked to provide evidence to support their claim, for example: medical reports or employment information.</p><p> </p><p>In the last financial year 94 per cent of applicants we surveyed after receiving their decision, including people who were refused compensation, said they were happy with our service.</p><p> </p><p>Where necessary, CICA will ask applicants to provide basic medical evidence to support their claim. Applicants are expected to meet the cost of a medical report up to the value of £50. If additional medical information is required this will be paid for by CICA. If an applicant cannot afford to pay for the initial medical report, CICA will pay and deduct this from any award of compensation made. There are no other charges associated with making a claim.</p><p> </p><p>An application received in one financial year may not necessarily be resolved in the same financial year. Although we aim to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, we have a duty to the taxpayer to investigate claims properly while ensuring that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve. In some cases it may not be in the best interests of an applicant to finalise a claim before the long term implications of an injury can be properly assessed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Question</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(224448)</strong></p><p>How many victims were granted compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</p></td><td><p><strong>21,846*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,238*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(22449)</strong></p><p>How many people applied for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</p></td><td><p><strong>33,574</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,297</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*This is the total number of victims compensated and their claims concluded within those calendar years.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 224449 224450 224452 question first answered 02/03/2015 10:11:14 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

179656

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people applied for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	224449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>According to latest figures, in the financial year 2013-14 we made payments totalling more than £242m to victims of violent crime.</p><p> </p><p>We also aim to make our application process as simple as possible. Applicants need only complete one form when applying to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) and we have an online application service. Those who have no access to online services, or who need additional support, can apply by phone. Depending on the nature of the claim, applicants may be asked to provide evidence to support their claim, for example: medical reports or employment information.</p><p> </p><p>In the last financial year 94 per cent of applicants we surveyed after receiving their decision, including people who were refused compensation, said they were happy with our service.</p><p> </p><p>Where necessary, CICA will ask applicants to provide basic medical evidence to support their claim. Applicants are expected to meet the cost of a medical report up to the value of £50. If additional medical information is required this will be paid for by CICA. If an applicant cannot afford to pay for the initial medical report, CICA will pay and deduct this from any award of compensation made. There are no other charges associated with making a claim.</p><p> </p><p>An application received in one financial year may not necessarily be resolved in the same financial year. Although we aim to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, we have a duty to the taxpayer to investigate claims properly while ensuring that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve. In some cases it may not be in the best interests of an applicant to finalise a claim before the long term implications of an injury can be properly assessed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Question</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(224448)</strong></p><p>How many victims were granted compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</p></td><td><p><strong>21,846*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,238*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(22449)</strong></p><p>How many people applied for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</p></td><td><p><strong>33,574</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,297</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*This is the total number of victims compensated and their claims concluded within those calendar years.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 224448 224450 224452 question first answered 02/03/2015 10:11:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

179657

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in his Department was in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has made an offer to invest in the equivalent of five targeted learning days a year for each member of staff. This learning takes many forms to suit both the learner and the business, including e-learning, coaching, mentoring, work-based learning, job shadowing and face-to-face learning.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Ministry devolves budgets for training to its agencies, business groups and non-departmental bodies. These budgets are managed locally and the Ministry does not record this information centrally. Furthermore, the definition of training varies from one business area to another. Therefore to establish the Department’s training budget, amount spent on training and an average number of training days taken would require a Ministry-wide survey of all its local business areas and non-departmental public bodies. This would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 224431 224499 224518 question first answered 27/02/2015 09:42:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179658

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many forms or documents need to be completed by people applying for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	224450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>According to latest figures, in the financial year 2013-14 we made payments totalling more than £242m to victims of violent crime.</p><p> </p><p>We also aim to make our application process as simple as possible. Applicants need only complete one form when applying to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) and we have an online application service. Those who have no access to online services, or who need additional support, can apply by phone. Depending on the nature of the claim, applicants may be asked to provide evidence to support their claim, for example: medical reports or employment information.</p><p> </p><p>In the last financial year 94 per cent of applicants we surveyed after receiving their decision, including people who were refused compensation, said they were happy with our service.</p><p> </p><p>Where necessary, CICA will ask applicants to provide basic medical evidence to support their claim. Applicants are expected to meet the cost of a medical report up to the value of £50. If additional medical information is required this will be paid for by CICA. If an applicant cannot afford to pay for the initial medical report, CICA will pay and deduct this from any award of compensation made. There are no other charges associated with making a claim.</p><p> </p><p>An application received in one financial year may not necessarily be resolved in the same financial year. Although we aim to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, we have a duty to the taxpayer to investigate claims properly while ensuring that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve. In some cases it may not be in the best interests of an applicant to finalise a claim before the long term implications of an injury can be properly assessed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Question</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(224448)</strong></p><p>How many victims were granted compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</p></td><td><p><strong>21,846*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,238*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(22449)</strong></p><p>How many people applied for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</p></td><td><p><strong>33,574</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,297</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*This is the total number of victims compensated and their claims concluded within those calendar years.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 224448 224449 224452 question first answered 02/03/2015 10:11:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell