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date	06/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to members of the judiciary to recognise victims of (a) domestic abuse and (b) domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>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 and professional staff in the Judicial College are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training.</p><p>Judicial training in domestic abuse, including domestic violence, is included in family law and criminal courses run by the Judicial College. It is prioritised for induction and continuation training for judges. All judges must complete their induction training before they can hear such cases. During the 2020/21 training year all judges newly appointed to sit in crime and family received this training. The training is undertaken by judges of all levels, and speakers and tutors range from district judges to judges from the Court of Appeal and always includes lectures from academics and experts in psychiatry, psychology and other professions and agencies working to address domestic abuse.</p><p>The training reflects the wide nature of domestic abuse and domestic violence and covers all areas recognised by the Government as abuse, ranging from serious sexual and other assaults, emotional abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour, including financial coercion and control. Training is kept under constant review and is regularly updated to reflect latest developments.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 16:27:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1344194

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides to litigants when filling forms as part of complex family law proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Access to justice is a fundamental right and the Government is committed to ensuring that everyone can get the support they need to access the justice system across England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Litigants can get access to accessible versions of all HM Courts and Tribunals forms. If a litigant has a disability, then they can have dictation support to complete forms by HM Courts and Tribunals staff (as a reasonable adjustment).</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service has a Memorandum of Understanding with Support Through Court, who offer practical and emotional support to litigants in person. This memorandum is supported by senior judiciary. Support Through Court is based at 16 courts locations in England and Wales, also offering a national helpline.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020 we launched the new, two-year, £3.1m Legal Support for Litigants in Person Grant, which is designed to fund services provided at local, regional and national levels with the aim of understanding more about how they can combine to help people. This new grant funding is in addition to the more than £9m that the Ministry of Justice has invested in support for litigants in person since 2015 through our existing Litigants in Person Support Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The HM Courts and Tribunals Service reform programme is improving the practice and administration of the family justice system by making the system easier to understand and navigate so that it better meets the needs of users.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/07/2021 16:04:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1344196

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid have been unsuccessful where the applicant is a (a) domestic abuse and (b) domestic violence victim in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/07/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1344198

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason (a) statutory maternity pay is treated as earned income and (b) maternity allowance is treated as unearned income for the purposes of calculating universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Universal Credit is a means tested system of support and where an individual claims Universal Credit, their award is adjusted to take account of any other financial support that the claimant is already receiving – including earnings, income and benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Maternity Allowance is a benefit paid by the State which is unearned income for Universal Credit purposes. Unearned income that is available to help meet daily living costs is taken fully into account in determining the amount of Universal Credit that an individual can be paid. As such, in determining the amount of Universal Credit that is available, Maternity Allowance is deducted pound for pound from the total value of the award.  This principle applies to other benefits, such as new style Jobseeker’s Allowance and new style Employment and Support Allowance. <br></p><p>Maternity Pay (SMP) is more akin to earnings and is treated as a form of earnings in common with other statutory payments paid by employers. As a result, when adjusting the Universal Credit award, as with other earnings SMP is subject to the work allowance and tapering rules that are built into Universal Credit. Claimants retain 37p for every pound of earnings (or more if they are entitled to a work allowance).</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/07/2021 13:05:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis