HMCTS welcomes the Equality and Human Rights Commission report on Inclusive Justice which brings the opportunity to review the report recommendations alongside the work already being progressed for supporting vulnerable defendants.<\/p>
Under the HMCTS Reform Programme new systems are being developed to improve accuracy and consistency of data across the Magistrates\u2019 and Crown Court jurisdictions, including data on disability.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-06-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-06-17T14:15:28.303Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Administration of Justice: Disability"} , "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, with reference to the finding of the recent report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, entitled Inclusive justice: a system designed for all, that there are gaps in the collection, monitoring and analysis of disability data for defendants, what steps his Department is taking to tackle those gaps.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4122", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Cunningham"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stockton North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Alex Cunningham"} ], "uin" : "59215"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1203332", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1203332/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is committed to supporting all vulnerable people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. We recognise the importance of meeting the needs of this cohort, are therefore taking steps to improve data collection on disability.<\/p>
This includes ongoing work by HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) to implement a new data categorisation list which aligns with that used by the World Health Organisation and the Government Statistical Service on the new Prison National Offender Management Information System (new-NOMIS). This will include a more complete list of conditions which will allow HMPPS to more accurately record impairments and support the individual needs of offenders.<\/p>
Improvements have also been made in the breadth of data captured on NDelius, the probation case management system. Probation data collection covers the protected characteristics, and records specific conditions as narrative detail under broad headings such as Autism Spectrum Condition, Visual Impairment, Reduced Physical Capacity and others.<\/p>
The MoJ is also committed to supporting staff with disabilities. The department is working to improve the robustness of employee disability data, and to record data with more accurate recognition of disability impairment types.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-06-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-06-17T14:16:39.783Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Disability"} , "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 his Department is taking to record data on different disability impairment types.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4122", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Cunningham"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stockton North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Alex Cunningham"} ], "uin" : "59216"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1202816", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1202816/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
COVID-19 has been an unprecedented challenge for the criminal justice system, but we have continued to deliver justice throughout. The UK has been a global leader and we are ahead of most comparable systems.<\/p>
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Social distancing meant jury trials were paused, but the Courts did not stop. Across all Jurisdictions 159 Courts remained fully open to the public, and our ambitious use of technology has led to the Cloud Video Platform (CVP) being operational in over 100 courts, 90 police custody suites and 30 prisons, enabling us to conduct over 6,000 hearings on this platform. We will continue to roll this out at pace, and the benefits will be felt long after the pandemic has ended.<\/p>
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HMCTS have worked hard to keep Courts open and jury trials have now resumed. HMCTS are pursuing an ambitious plan to continue to increase capacity. Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been protecting the public which is why we have made sure the most urgent cases, such as domestic violence and overnight custody cases, have been prioritised.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-06-16T15:55:32.633Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Trials: Coronavirus"} , "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 his Department has made of the effect of delays in trials as a result of the covid-19 outbreak, on justice outcomes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4505", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Peter Kyle"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hove"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Peter Kyle"} ], "uin" : "58748"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1202842", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1202842/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In response to the level of the backlog in (a) courts in each region in each of the last six months, National Statistics on the level of outstanding work in the crown and magistrates\u2019<\/strong> courts for the first and second quarter of 2020 are due for publication in June and September 2020 respectively at the following link; https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics<\/a>. National Statistics for the period up to December 2019 have been published at the same link. National Statistics on the level of outstanding work in the family and civil <\/strong>courts are not available.<\/p> In response to the level of the backlog in (b) tribunals in each region in each of the last six months, data for the period October 2019 to March 2020 is provided at Annex A<\/strong>. These figures represent the total number of cases outstanding in each jurisdiction. Official Statistics on the level of outstanding work in tribunals for the second quarter of 2020 are due for publication in September 2020 at the following link; https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics<\/a>.<\/p>