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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612763/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) assess bills of cost arising from proceedings in the High Court, London County Courts and Tribunals and the Court of Protection.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The only cases currently being dealt with by the SCCO outside target timescales are those arising from Court of Protection proceedings.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As of 14 April 2023, there were 5,975 Court of Protection bills of cost awaiting assessment.\u202f This is made up of 5,544 bills under £35,000 with waiting times of 38 weeks and 431 bills with a value of between £35,000 and £100,000 with waiting times of 47 weeks.\u202f The current time taken to issue a certificate in Court of Protection cases is 20 days from the assessment having been agreed.\u202f The party then submits the certificate to the Office of Public Guardian to authorise payment from the protected party\u2019s fund.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Solicitors are not required to wait until the SCCO has assessed their bill and issued the certificate before receiving payment for costs. Court of Protection Rules enable solicitors to reimburse themselves for work undertaken in the first three-quarters of the year up to a maximum of 75% of the estimated annual charges. The total figure approved by the SCCO is adjusted to reflect any such payments made during the course of the year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The SCCO is running a pilot in which professional deputies appointed by the Court of Protection, their legal representatives and other legal professionals involved in Court of Protection cases, may file their bills in respect of general management and other applications electronically where the relevant authority has been obtained from the Court of Protection. The pilot of this electronic and expedited process is due to conclude on 28 April 2023.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMCTS is committed to reducing the time taken to deal with Court of Protection Bills and has also reallocated resource to help with this.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are awaiting review at the Senior Courts Costs Office; and if he will make an assessment of the impact of the number of cases on the work of the Court of Protection.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612927", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612927/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Approved Premises in England house (a) women and (b) men with a home address in Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612928/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men with a home address in Wales are housed in Approved Premises.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612930", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612930/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average distance between the Approved Premises and home address for (a) women and (b) men currently housed in Approved Premises in England with a home address in Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612931/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Damian Hinds"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Approved Premises: Wales"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the capacity of each Approved Premises in Wales; and how much of this capacity is in use as of 20 April 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612986", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612986/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department is currently unable to make an estimate for costs in relation to a free and independent legal advocate to support victims as we are still considering the responses to a consultation that we undertook last year, which looked at ways to enhance legal support or advice for victims of rape or serious sexual assault regarding personal information requests.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of a free and independent legal advocate to support victims of sexual violence and abuse for one year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612987/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government does not centrally collate data on the average cost of appointing Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs). The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) collects information on the number of ISVA and IDVA posts funded by the Department through commissioning arrangements with local Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to recruit ISVAs and IDVAs. It does not hold information on posts funded through other sources of funding such as other government departments, local authorities or third sector organisations and bodies. As such, it is not possible to provide an estimate on the total number of ISVA and IDVA posts nationally and indeed the average cost to the public purse. Some ISVAs work in multiple courts, according to their area or case load, and therefore this cannot be broken down to individual courts.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The MoJ has committed ringfenced funding to increase the number of ISVAs and IDVAs funded by the department by 300 to over 1000 by 2024/25 - a 43% increase on the number of ISVAs and IDVAs over this spending review period (2022/23 to 2024/25 inclusive). For 2022/23, we provided £34 million of ringfenced funding for ISVAs and IDVAs. PCCs are required to report bi-annually to MoJ as part of grant funding arrangements.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the average cost to the public purse of appointing (a) an independent sexual violence adviser and (b) a domestic abuse adviser.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612988", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1612988/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government does not centrally collate data on the average cost of appointing Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs). The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) collects information on the number of ISVA and IDVA posts funded by the Department through commissioning arrangements with local Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to recruit ISVAs and IDVAs. It does not hold information on posts funded through other sources of funding such as other government departments, local authorities or third sector organisations and bodies. As such, it is not possible to provide an estimate on the total number of ISVA and IDVA posts nationally and indeed the average cost to the public purse. Some ISVAs work in multiple courts, according to their area or case load, and therefore this cannot be broken down to individual courts.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The MoJ has committed ringfenced funding to increase the number of ISVAs and IDVAs funded by the department by 300 to over 1000 by 2024/25 - a 43% increase on the number of ISVAs and IDVAs over this spending review period (2022/23 to 2024/25 inclusive). For 2022/23, we provided £34 million of ringfenced funding for ISVAs and IDVAs. PCCs are required to report bi-annually to MoJ as part of grant funding arrangements.<\/p>"}
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