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The Department monitors and reports on its greenhouse gas emissions - information on this is published in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-23T16:47:35.807Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Ministry of Justice: Remote Working"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of increased homeworking during the covid-19 outbreak on his Department\u2019s carbon footprint.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4873", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachel Hopkins"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Luton South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachel Hopkins"} ], "uin" : "140610"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1441404", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1441404/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
There will always be outstanding cases in the Crown Court as these figures include cases that are being prepared to be heard in the courts.<\/p>
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The outstanding caseload in the Crown Court reduced from around 61,000 cases in June 2021 to around 58,993 cases at the end of January 2022.<\/p>
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The Government is committed to supporting the recovery of the courts. We have extended 30 Nightingale courtrooms beyond the end of March 2022 and removed the limit on the number of days the Crown Court can sit in the 2021/22 financial year. To secure enough capacity to sit at the required levels in 2022/23 and beyond we are expanding our plans for judicial recruitment.<\/p>
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To provide additional capacity in the Crown Courts we are extending magistrates\u2019 court sentencing powers from 6 to 12 months\u2019 imprisonment for a single Triable Either Way offence to allow more cases to be heard in the magistrates\u2019 court and help to drive down the backlog of cases over the coming years.<\/p>
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These measures are already working, and as a result we expect to get through 20% more Crown Court cases this financial year than we did pre-Covid. Following an increase in funding as part of the Ministry of Justice\u2019s Spending Review settlement, we aim to reduce the number of outstanding cases in the Crown Court to 53,000 by March 2025.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-23T16:44:53.177Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Crown Court: Standards"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of cases in crown courts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4804", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gagan Mohindra"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Hertfordshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Gagan Mohindra"} ], "uin" : "140575"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1441534", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1441534/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We know that the performance of the Legal Ombudsman scheme (LeO), including around responding to complaints, has been below expectations.<\/p>
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) has developed a two-year recovery plan (2021/22 and 2022/23) to address performance issues, which includes reducing waiting times. The plan comprises a number of different elements, including automation, new people strategies and consulting on changes to the scheme rules to improve customer experience. Alongside \u2018Early resolution\u2019 and \u2018Proportionality\u2019 pilot initiatives, the OLC has also recently carried out a successful national recruitment campaign to boost its capacity.<\/p>
Performance of the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) scheme is monitored on a regular basis by the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "140524"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-23T16:48:40.253Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Ombudsman: Correspondence"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of adequacy of the time taken for the legal ombudsman to respond to complaints.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4591", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Olney"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Richmond Park"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sarah Olney"} ], "uin" : "140523"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1441535", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1441535/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We know that the performance of the Legal Ombudsman scheme (LeO), including around responding to complaints, has been below expectations.<\/p>
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) has developed a two-year recovery plan (2021/22 and 2022/23) to address performance issues, which includes reducing waiting times. The plan comprises a number of different elements, including automation, new people strategies and consulting on changes to the scheme rules to improve customer experience. Alongside \u2018Early resolution\u2019 and \u2018Proportionality\u2019 pilot initiatives, the OLC has also recently carried out a successful national recruitment campaign to boost its capacity.<\/p>
Performance of the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) scheme is monitored on a regular basis by the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "140523"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-23T16:48:40.313Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Ombudsman: Correspondence"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for responses to complaints to the legal ombudsman.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4591", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Olney"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Richmond Park"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sarah Olney"} ], "uin" : "140524"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440885", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1440885/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
There are many factors which determine a person\u2019s ability to pass a fitness test which are often not determined by age, sex or gender alone. Prison officers need to be capable of performing specific tasks to a certain standard to ensure their safety and the safety of everyone else, including prisoners and work colleagues. No adjustment to the fitness test is made based on age, sex or gender because they are not the determining factor on passing the test and fitness levels between employees of either sex or gender at all ages can vary. Adjustments are considered and may be offered on the advice of an occupational health practitioner.<\/p>
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From the restart of fitness testing on 26/07/2021 to 28/02/2022 there have been a total of 502 test fails:<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | 1st test fails<\/p><\/td> | 2nd test fails<\/p><\/td> | 3rd test fails<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male<\/p><\/td> | 202<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Female<\/p><\/td> | 265<\/p><\/td> | 25<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> From the restart of fitness testing on 26/07/2021 to 28/02/2022 there have been a total of 14,488 fitness tests undertaken:<\/p>
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