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1567126

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date	16/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of policies applying to bail conditions for sex offenders awaiting sentencing.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	123945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The decision to remand an individual in custody or to grant bail is solely a matter for the courts acting in accordance with the law on a case by case basis.</p><p>Bail can only be refused where there are substantial grounds for believing that the individual would abscond, commit further offences, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice. Where the court grants bail, it does so with the proviso that the individual attends court, does not commit another offence while on bail and does not interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice. The court may also decide to impose certain conditions to help ensure that the individual complies with these requirements and to help mitigate any other identified bail risks. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, the surrender of passports to prevent the individual from travelling abroad.</p><p>The court can also impose a Sexual Risk Order where an individual has committed an act of a sexual nature which suggests that they pose a risk of harm to the public in the UK or children or vulnerable adults abroad.</p><p>The Government is working to ensure the courts have all the information they need to make an informed decision about the risk posed by an individual.</p><p>Information relating to bail conditions that are imposed by the courts is not centrally recorded in the Court Proceeding Database held by the Ministry of Justice and to obtain it would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>On 17 January, the Justice Select Committee published its report entitled &quot;The Role of Adult Custodial Remand in the Criminal Justice System&quot;. The report makes recommendations which relate to bail conditions and to the availability of data. The Government will publish its response to the report on 17 March.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 123946 question first answered 19/01/2023 13:42:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1567127

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of sex offenders awaiting sentencing who have gained permission to leave the country, as specified in their bail conditions, since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	123946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The decision to remand an individual in custody or to grant bail is solely a matter for the courts acting in accordance with the law on a case by case basis.</p><p>Bail can only be refused where there are substantial grounds for believing that the individual would abscond, commit further offences, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice. Where the court grants bail, it does so with the proviso that the individual attends court, does not commit another offence while on bail and does not interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice. The court may also decide to impose certain conditions to help ensure that the individual complies with these requirements and to help mitigate any other identified bail risks. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, the surrender of passports to prevent the individual from travelling abroad.</p><p>The court can also impose a Sexual Risk Order where an individual has committed an act of a sexual nature which suggests that they pose a risk of harm to the public in the UK or children or vulnerable adults abroad.</p><p>The Government is working to ensure the courts have all the information they need to make an informed decision about the risk posed by an individual.</p><p>Information relating to bail conditions that are imposed by the courts is not centrally recorded in the Court Proceeding Database held by the Ministry of Justice and to obtain it would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>On 17 January, the Justice Select Committee published its report entitled &quot;The Role of Adult Custodial Remand in the Criminal Justice System&quot;. The report makes recommendations which relate to bail conditions and to the availability of data. The Government will publish its response to the report on 17 March.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 123945 question first answered 19/01/2023 13:42:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1506210

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wills: Digital Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to digital assets for next of kin where they are not reference in the will of the deceased.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government will consider recommendations made in respect of accessing digital assets after a person has died and inheritance questions for such rights, in the light of two forthcoming law reform reports being undertaken by the Law Commission.</p><p>The first of these is the law reform project on digital assets which is exploring how the existing law of personal property applies to digital assets. The Law Commission’s consultation paper on this topic was issued in July and runs to 4 November 2022.</p><p>The second is the Law Commission’s law reform project reviewing the law of wills which will contribute to the evidence base around the transfer of digital assets on death.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/09/2022 08:26:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1486277

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications Employment Tribunals allowed to be submitted out of time in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	30022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not centrally record the number of out of time applications that are accepted.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/07/2022 15:34:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1433766

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on creating a statement of practice on domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	126645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>In response to the MoJ expert panel’s report, published in 2020, the Government committed to working with all key partners in the family justice system to design a statement of practice for cases raising issues of domestic abuse or other risks of harm. This statement of practice will take into account provisions made in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and learning from the development of the Integrated Domestic Abuse Courts. This is being progressed jointly by system leaders with oversight from the Family Justice Board.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/02/2022 20:02:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1433769

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on piloting (a) integrated domestic abuse courts and (b) other new types of family courts.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	126646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to improving the family court experience for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. On 21 February 2022, we launched the Integrated Domestic Abuse Court pilot in courts in Dorset and North Wales. The pilot is testing a new approach to dealing with certain private law proceedings. It moves away from the adversarial model and towards a more investigative, problem-solving approach based on the features and risk profile of a case. The pilot courts will be able to offer out of court issue resolution for cases with no safeguarding concerns by incorporating referral or signposting to local or digital resources.</p><p> </p><p>Family Drug and Alcohol Courts are another new type of family court. These courts provide a problem-solving approach to care proceedings, specialising in alcohol and substance misuse. In this approach, a team of substance misuse specialists, domestic violence experts, psychiatrists and social workers carry out an early assessment and agree an intervention plan with parents who come before the court in care proceedings. The Family Drug and Alcohol Courts model is delivered by the Centre for Justice and Innovation, and the Department for Education is the lead government department with responsibility in this area.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 01/03/2022 16:54:39 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1415886

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's Press Release of 9 November 2020 entitled Child protection at the heart of courts review, when he plans to publish that review.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	110367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>Work is underway on the review into the presumption of parental involvement in private law proceedings. The review is focused on the application of the presumption, and the statutory exception, in cases where there is evidence to suggest that parental involvement will put the child at risk of harm. Covid-19 has led to delays in the commissioning and delivery of the literature review, qualitative research project, and judgment analysis. All three strands are now on track to complete by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 110368 question first answered 27/01/2022 17:24:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1415887

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the time taken to publish the Child protection at heart of courts review on children living with a parent who is a known perpetrator of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	110368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>Work is underway on the review into the presumption of parental involvement in private law proceedings. The review is focused on the application of the presumption, and the statutory exception, in cases where there is evidence to suggest that parental involvement will put the child at risk of harm. Covid-19 has led to delays in the commissioning and delivery of the literature review, qualitative research project, and judgment analysis. All three strands are now on track to complete by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 110367 question first answered 27/01/2022 17:24:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1415889

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Magistrates Association and Family Division of the High Court on the potential merits of providing training to judges on implementing (a) a ban on cross examination of domestic abuse survivors in court and (b) special measures for victims of abuse as set out in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	110369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), the Senior President of the Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively. These responsibilities are exercised through the Judicial College. The judiciary with support of the professional staff, in the Judicial College are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that, since April 2021, the Chair of the Judicial College, in consultation with the President of the Family Division, has led work to review judicial training on domestic abuse. Refreshed and updated specialist digital training on domestic abuse was launched in October 2021 for all family judges, including Recorders and Deputy District Judges. New digital domestic abuse training to meet the needs of magistrates and legal advisers was also launched in October.</p><p> </p><p>New training that addresses the Domestic Abuse Act will be rolled out from April 2022 and will form a substantial part of compulsory family and civil continuation training seminars for the 2022/23 training year.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/01/2022 17:16:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1403293

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) on the number of complaints the PHSO has received on the matter of family courts implementing (a) a ban on cross examination of domestic abuse survivors in court and (b) the statutory presumption that victims of abuse are eligible for special measures.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	105531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not been made aware of any complaints to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman about the implementation in the family court of the prohibition on cross-examination in person, or the presumption that victims of domestic abuse are automatically eligible for special measures, both of which are provided for by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/01/2022 17:02:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis