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1625630

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Arrangements Orders: Grandparents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of giving grandparents a statutory right of access to their grandchildren in certain circumstances.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	183665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of giving grandparents a statutory right of access to their grandchildren. We understand that grandparents often play an important role in children’s lives and can provide stability in families. However, when making any decision about a child’s upbringing the court’s paramount consideration will always be the welfare of the child, based on the individual facts of the case, no adult has a statutory right to access.</p><p> </p><p>Grandparents can seek leave of the court to apply for ‘spending time with’ or ‘living with’ arrangements through a child arrangements order. A grandparent may can also seek permission to apply for a Special Guardianship Order, where they would be responsible for looking after the child. This is available in both private and public law proceedings and will be considered as one of the options for a child in care proceedings.  Special Guardianship Orders in private law proceedings were brought into the scope of legal aid on 1 May 2023.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to supporting families to resolve private family law matters outside of court where appropriate to ensure that matters are resolved earlier, before conflict becomes entrenched.</p><p>In March 2021 the Government launched the Mediation Voucher Scheme which provides £500 towards the cost of mediation. As of April 2023, the scheme has helped over 17,000 families, including grandparents to access mediation and resolve their issues away from the family court.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 10/05/2023 19:08:29 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1608010

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders: Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of hours of community payback are yet to be served in the Durham Constabulary area.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	174235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 174236 question first answered 30/03/2023 12:54:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1608012

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders: Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been sentenced to community payback but are yet to serve that sentence in the Durham Constabulary area.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	174236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 174235 question first answered 30/03/2023 12:54:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1461388

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Admissibility of Evidence: Computers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to assess the legal presumption of reliability of computer evidence.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	79
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to review the presumption, as it has wide application and is rebuttable if there is evidence to the contrary.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, given the concerns raised about Post Office Ltd’s Horizon IT system, the Government wants to be fully assured that there is a public summary of the failings associated with the system and that lessons are learnt from this dispute. That is why the Inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT dispute was converted into a statutory inquiry with effect from 1 June 2021, with new powers to require the production of evidence and documents. The full, updated Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Inquiry are available on the <a href="https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/publications/terms-reference" target="_blank">Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry 2020 ToR page</a>, and on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-office-horizon-it-inquiry-2020/terms-of-reference" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Inquiry will aim to submit its findings to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in Autumn 2022. The final report will be published by the Secretary of State and the government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/05/2022 16:58:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1301814

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners are released into (a) homelessness, (b) temporary accommodation and (c) hostels in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	167164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that accommodation is a key priority as it is often the first step in an individual’s resettlement journey. We continue to work with councils and charities to secure suitable accommodation, while investigating long-term solutions to prevent homelessness and help offenders turn their backs on crime.</p><p> </p><p>We provided data on accommodation on release last summer given the uncertainty around early releases from prison and other factors during the first Covid peak, and the public interest in this area at the time. In response to Written Parliamentary Question 76656 on 28 July 2020 we supplied data ahead of the official statistics publication schedule.</p><p> </p><p>We are now reverting back to publishing this data in a more orderly and transparent way in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, which allows sufficient time for analysts to fully assure and quality check the data. Future statistics on accommodation on release from will be published in due course, in line with the official statistics publication schedule. The next release will be published as part of the Community Performance Series. Previously the release schedule for the series had been quarterly, it has now moved to an annual cycle, with the 29 July 2021 edition reporting full-year outcomes for 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/03/2021 17:54:49 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1288218

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fraud and Theft: Sentencing
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 proportionality of sentences for people committing theft or misappropriating funds from bank accounts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	156276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts. When deciding what sentence to impose, within the maximum available for the offence, the courts take into account the circumstances of the offence and any aggravating and mitigating factors. The courts are also required to follow any relevant sentencing guidelines, developed by the independent Sentencing Council. The guidelines assist judges and magistrates in deciding the appropriate sentence for a criminal offence, and help to ensure that sentences are consistent and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/03/2021 14:48:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1188227

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners who have tested positive for covid-19 to date are (a) male, (b) female and (c) serving sentences under six months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	37477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice intends to publish statistics on prisoners who have tested positive for COVID-19 on an ongoing basis during the coming months.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/04/2020 16:57:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1185360

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which officials of his Department sit on his Department's Complex Cases Review Team.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	29839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), is an independent body, established by the Criminal Appeals Act 1995, to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>No officials from the Ministry of Justice are members of the CCRC.</p><p> </p><p>All CCRC Commissioners are independent from Government and the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. Appointments to the CCRC are made in line with the principles of the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/03/2020 16:39:54 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1185361

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has been disbursed from the public public purse in compensation by his Department's Complex Cases Review Team in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	29840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Claims for compensation for a miscarriage of justice under section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 are dealt with by the Ministry of Justice Application Service. In the last 12 months, the department paid out £10,000 in compensation.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/03/2020 16:57:35 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182178

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Chief Coroner has taken to ensure that coronial decision-making is consistent throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chief Coroner provides judicial leadership to coroners on a range of statutory and non-statutory matters. In doing so, he publishes guidance and advice to promote consistency of practice and service across England and Wales which is available at <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/guidance-law-sheets/coroners-guidance/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/guidance-law-sheets/coroners-guidance/</a>. This guidance, including the Bench Book for coroners, is in the process of being reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Coroner also provides training to all coroners and coroners' officers via the Judicial College, further promoting consistency and ensuring that coroners follow the most recent standards of practice. These are also supported by the Chief Coroner’s monitoring duties. In particular, he registers cases lasting more than 12 months, as required by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, allowing him to keep any delays under review.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Chief Coroner has a statutory duty to provide an annual report to the Lord Chancellor which, among other matters, must include an assessment for the year of the consistency of standards between coroner areas.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/03/2020 13:40:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones