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Written Question
Legal Aid Scheme: Reviews
Tuesday 9th November 2021

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

When the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid will publish its recommendations.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review follows on from the introduction of the 'accelerated measures' which injected up to £51m per annum into the criminal legal aid system in September 2020.

Sir Christopher Bellamy QC is leading the review, which I understand he is close to completing. I can confirm the Government will publish Sir Christopher's report together with its response as soon as possible.


Written Question
Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
Tuesday 21st September 2021

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices were providing civil legal aid involving (a) claims against public authorities, (b) community care, (c) discrimination, (d) education (e) immigration and asylum, (f) family, (g) clinical negligence, (h) mental health, (i) public law and (j) welfare benefits in each year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and for the last quarter for which figures are available.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.

Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.

Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

1,652

1,595

1,513

1,425

1,386

1,310

1,266

1,194

1,154

1,090

1,080

Offices

2,318

2,258

2,142

2,040

1,969

1,981

1,913

1,802

1,717

1,589

1,565

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

2,129

1,811

1,700

1,785

1,697

1,601

1,448

1,560

1,497

1,435

1,401

Offices

3,242

3,133

2,944

2,931

2,769

2,609

2,369

2,536

2,439

2,316

2,258

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Volume of Providers (firms)

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

63

58

54

53

65

65

64

80

74

71

70

Community Care

85

83

71

91

87

81

76

94

88

83

82

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

18

17

Education

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

13

10

Immigration Asylum

197

239

226

199

182

166

141

203

189

176

172

Immigration Other*

198

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

1,557

1,352

1,269

1,211

1,160

1,090

1,003

1,029

992

959

937

Clinical Negligence

169

166

156

142

107

106

100

100

99

95

93

Mental Health

172

168

160

176

169

158

147

156

147

135

135

Public Law

87

83

79

74

92

89

84

110

99

95

95

Welfare Benefits

286

0

14

15

15

16

14

52

41

38

36

Volume of Offices

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

83

79

74

72

80

80

78

119

112

104

101

Community Care

140

131

115

163

142

136

124

146

137

129

127

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

22

21

Education

28

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

22

19

Immigration Asylum

228

405

376

323

285

262

229

303

281

263

257

Immigration Other*

229

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

2,328

2,254

2,134

2,001

1,890

1,732

1,616

1,713

1,654

1,575

1,537

Clinical Negligence

291

285

267

248

196

191

180

175

170

164

159

Mental Health

193

189

179

200

189

173

161

181

172

159

157

Public Law

111

107

101

95

111

108

102

155

141

130

130

Welfare Benefits

364

0

15

15

15

17

15

71

56

52

50

*ceased as individual/separate category


Written Question
Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
Tuesday 21st September 2021

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid practitioners were providing civil legal aid involving (a) claims against public authorities, (b) community care, (c) discrimination, (d) education (e) immigration and asylum, (f) family, (g) clinical negligence, (h) mental health, (i) public law and (j) welfare benefits in each year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and for the last quarter for which figures are available.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.

Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.

Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

1,652

1,595

1,513

1,425

1,386

1,310

1,266

1,194

1,154

1,090

1,080

Offices

2,318

2,258

2,142

2,040

1,969

1,981

1,913

1,802

1,717

1,589

1,565

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

2,129

1,811

1,700

1,785

1,697

1,601

1,448

1,560

1,497

1,435

1,401

Offices

3,242

3,133

2,944

2,931

2,769

2,609

2,369

2,536

2,439

2,316

2,258

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Volume of Providers (firms)

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

63

58

54

53

65

65

64

80

74

71

70

Community Care

85

83

71

91

87

81

76

94

88

83

82

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

18

17

Education

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

13

10

Immigration Asylum

197

239

226

199

182

166

141

203

189

176

172

Immigration Other*

198

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

1,557

1,352

1,269

1,211

1,160

1,090

1,003

1,029

992

959

937

Clinical Negligence

169

166

156

142

107

106

100

100

99

95

93

Mental Health

172

168

160

176

169

158

147

156

147

135

135

Public Law

87

83

79

74

92

89

84

110

99

95

95

Welfare Benefits

286

0

14

15

15

16

14

52

41

38

36

Volume of Offices

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

83

79

74

72

80

80

78

119

112

104

101

Community Care

140

131

115

163

142

136

124

146

137

129

127

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

22

21

Education

28

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

22

19

Immigration Asylum

228

405

376

323

285

262

229

303

281

263

257

Immigration Other*

229

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

2,328

2,254

2,134

2,001

1,890

1,732

1,616

1,713

1,654

1,575

1,537

Clinical Negligence

291

285

267

248

196

191

180

175

170

164

159

Mental Health

193

189

179

200

189

173

161

181

172

159

157

Public Law

111

107

101

95

111

108

102

155

141

130

130

Welfare Benefits

364

0

15

15

15

17

15

71

56

52

50

*ceased as individual/separate category


Written Question
Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
Tuesday 21st September 2021

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offices were providing civil legal aid in (a) in year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and (b) the last quarter for which figures are available.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.

Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.

Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

1,652

1,595

1,513

1,425

1,386

1,310

1,266

1,194

1,154

1,090

1,080

Offices

2,318

2,258

2,142

2,040

1,969

1,981

1,913

1,802

1,717

1,589

1,565

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

2,129

1,811

1,700

1,785

1,697

1,601

1,448

1,560

1,497

1,435

1,401

Offices

3,242

3,133

2,944

2,931

2,769

2,609

2,369

2,536

2,439

2,316

2,258

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Volume of Providers (firms)

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

63

58

54

53

65

65

64

80

74

71

70

Community Care

85

83

71

91

87

81

76

94

88

83

82

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

18

17

Education

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

13

10

Immigration Asylum

197

239

226

199

182

166

141

203

189

176

172

Immigration Other*

198

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

1,557

1,352

1,269

1,211

1,160

1,090

1,003

1,029

992

959

937

Clinical Negligence

169

166

156

142

107

106

100

100

99

95

93

Mental Health

172

168

160

176

169

158

147

156

147

135

135

Public Law

87

83

79

74

92

89

84

110

99

95

95

Welfare Benefits

286

0

14

15

15

16

14

52

41

38

36

Volume of Offices

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

83

79

74

72

80

80

78

119

112

104

101

Community Care

140

131

115

163

142

136

124

146

137

129

127

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

22

21

Education

28

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

22

19

Immigration Asylum

228

405

376

323

285

262

229

303

281

263

257

Immigration Other*

229

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

2,328

2,254

2,134

2,001

1,890

1,732

1,616

1,713

1,654

1,575

1,537

Clinical Negligence

291

285

267

248

196

191

180

175

170

164

159

Mental Health

193

189

179

200

189

173

161

181

172

159

157

Public Law

111

107

101

95

111

108

102

155

141

130

130

Welfare Benefits

364

0

15

15

15

17

15

71

56

52

50

*ceased as individual/separate category


Written Question
Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
Tuesday 21st September 2021

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid providers there were (a) in each year from 2012-2013 to 2020-21 and (b) for the last quarter for which figures are available.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.

Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.

Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

1,652

1,595

1,513

1,425

1,386

1,310

1,266

1,194

1,154

1,090

1,080

Offices

2,318

2,258

2,142

2,040

1,969

1,981

1,913

1,802

1,717

1,589

1,565

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

2,129

1,811

1,700

1,785

1,697

1,601

1,448

1,560

1,497

1,435

1,401

Offices

3,242

3,133

2,944

2,931

2,769

2,609

2,369

2,536

2,439

2,316

2,258

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Volume of Providers (firms)

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

63

58

54

53

65

65

64

80

74

71

70

Community Care

85

83

71

91

87

81

76

94

88

83

82

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

18

17

Education

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

13

10

Immigration Asylum

197

239

226

199

182

166

141

203

189

176

172

Immigration Other*

198

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

1,557

1,352

1,269

1,211

1,160

1,090

1,003

1,029

992

959

937

Clinical Negligence

169

166

156

142

107

106

100

100

99

95

93

Mental Health

172

168

160

176

169

158

147

156

147

135

135

Public Law

87

83

79

74

92

89

84

110

99

95

95

Welfare Benefits

286

0

14

15

15

16

14

52

41

38

36

Volume of Offices

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

83

79

74

72

80

80

78

119

112

104

101

Community Care

140

131

115

163

142

136

124

146

137

129

127

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

22

21

Education

28

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

22

19

Immigration Asylum

228

405

376

323

285

262

229

303

281

263

257

Immigration Other*

229

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

2,328

2,254

2,134

2,001

1,890

1,732

1,616

1,713

1,654

1,575

1,537

Clinical Negligence

291

285

267

248

196

191

180

175

170

164

159

Mental Health

193

189

179

200

189

173

161

181

172

159

157

Public Law

111

107

101

95

111

108

102

155

141

130

130

Welfare Benefits

364

0

15

15

15

17

15

71

56

52

50

*ceased as individual/separate category


Written Question
Legal Aid Scheme
Tuesday 21st September 2021

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offices were providing criminal legal aid services in (a) each year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and (b) the most recent quarter for which figures are available.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.

Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.

Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

1,652

1,595

1,513

1,425

1,386

1,310

1,266

1,194

1,154

1,090

1,080

Offices

2,318

2,258

2,142

2,040

1,969

1,981

1,913

1,802

1,717

1,589

1,565

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

2,129

1,811

1,700

1,785

1,697

1,601

1,448

1,560

1,497

1,435

1,401

Offices

3,242

3,133

2,944

2,931

2,769

2,609

2,369

2,536

2,439

2,316

2,258

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Volume of Providers (firms)

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

63

58

54

53

65

65

64

80

74

71

70

Community Care

85

83

71

91

87

81

76

94

88

83

82

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

18

17

Education

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

13

10

Immigration Asylum

197

239

226

199

182

166

141

203

189

176

172

Immigration Other*

198

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

1,557

1,352

1,269

1,211

1,160

1,090

1,003

1,029

992

959

937

Clinical Negligence

169

166

156

142

107

106

100

100

99

95

93

Mental Health

172

168

160

176

169

158

147

156

147

135

135

Public Law

87

83

79

74

92

89

84

110

99

95

95

Welfare Benefits

286

0

14

15

15

16

14

52

41

38

36

Volume of Offices

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

83

79

74

72

80

80

78

119

112

104

101

Community Care

140

131

115

163

142

136

124

146

137

129

127

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

22

21

Education

28

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

22

19

Immigration Asylum

228

405

376

323

285

262

229

303

281

263

257

Immigration Other*

229

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

2,328

2,254

2,134

2,001

1,890

1,732

1,616

1,713

1,654

1,575

1,537

Clinical Negligence

291

285

267

248

196

191

180

175

170

164

159

Mental Health

193

189

179

200

189

173

161

181

172

159

157

Public Law

111

107

101

95

111

108

102

155

141

130

130

Welfare Benefits

364

0

15

15

15

17

15

71

56

52

50

*ceased as individual/separate category


Written Question
Legal Aid Scheme
Tuesday 21st September 2021

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many providers of criminal legal aid services there were in each year from 2012-13 to the most recent quarter for which figures are available.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.

Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.

Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

1,652

1,595

1,513

1,425

1,386

1,310

1,266

1,194

1,154

1,090

1,080

Offices

2,318

2,258

2,142

2,040

1,969

1,981

1,913

1,802

1,717

1,589

1,565

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Year

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Providers

2,129

1,811

1,700

1,785

1,697

1,601

1,448

1,560

1,497

1,435

1,401

Offices

3,242

3,133

2,944

2,931

2,769

2,609

2,369

2,536

2,439

2,316

2,258

Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:

Volume of Providers (firms)

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

63

58

54

53

65

65

64

80

74

71

70

Community Care

85

83

71

91

87

81

76

94

88

83

82

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

18

17

Education

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

13

10

Immigration Asylum

197

239

226

199

182

166

141

203

189

176

172

Immigration Other*

198

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

1,557

1,352

1,269

1,211

1,160

1,090

1,003

1,029

992

959

937

Clinical Negligence

169

166

156

142

107

106

100

100

99

95

93

Mental Health

172

168

160

176

169

158

147

156

147

135

135

Public Law

87

83

79

74

92

89

84

110

99

95

95

Welfare Benefits

286

0

14

15

15

16

14

52

41

38

36

Volume of Offices

Category of Law

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Sep-21

Claims Against the Public Authorities

83

79

74

72

80

80

78

119

112

104

101

Community Care

140

131

115

163

142

136

124

146

137

129

127

Discrimination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

22

21

Education

28

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

22

19

Immigration Asylum

228

405

376

323

285

262

229

303

281

263

257

Immigration Other*

229

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Family

2,328

2,254

2,134

2,001

1,890

1,732

1,616

1,713

1,654

1,575

1,537

Clinical Negligence

291

285

267

248

196

191

180

175

170

164

159

Mental Health

193

189

179

200

189

173

161

181

172

159

157

Public Law

111

107

101

95

111

108

102

155

141

130

130

Welfare Benefits

364

0

15

15

15

17

15

71

56

52

50

*ceased as individual/separate category


Written Question
Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
Tuesday 23rd April 2019

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the Employment Support Allowance appeals to the First Tier Tribunal that were cleared without a hearing were (a) withdrawn, (b) struck out and (c) superseded in (a) Quarter 1 and (b) Quarter 2 of 2018-19.

Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Information about outcomes for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:

www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.

The information requested is in the table below.

Benefit

Outcome Type

Quarter 1 (April to June) 2018/19 p

Quarter 2 (July to September) 2018/19 p

ESA 1

Withdrawn

560

505

Struck out

29

18

Superseded

2380

1748

1Data includes ESA and Incapacity Benefit reassessment. ESA was introduced in October 2008 and Incapacity Benefit reassessment followed in October 2010.

p Provisional data subject to change.

An SSCS appeal may be captured more than once as a hearing or non-hearing clearance should the original decision be overturned, set aside or an Upper Tribunal re-hearing is granted.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.

Latest figures for ESA (Between April 2014 – September 2018) indicate that 3.9m ESA (post WCA) decisions have been made, of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.


Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
Monday 15th April 2019

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the personal independence payment appeals to the First Tier Tribunal in that were cleared without a hearing were (a) withdrawn, (b) struck out and (c) superseded in (i) Quarter 1 and (ii) Quarter 2 in 2018-19.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Information about outcomes for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:

www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.

The specific information requested is in the table below.

Benefit

Outcome Type

Quarter 1 (April to June) 2018/19p

Quarter 2 (July to September) 2018/19p

PIP1

Withdrawn

895

839

Struck out

20

32

Superseded

2,470

3,749

  1. PIP was introduced in April 2013 and replaced Disability Living Allowance

p Provisional data subject to change

An SSCS appeal may be captured more than once as a hearing or non-hearing clearance should the original decision be overturned, set aside or an Upper Tribunal re-hearing is granted.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large- scale case management system and are the best data that are available.

Latest figures (to December 2018) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.9 million decisions have been made, and of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at tribunals.


Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
Monday 25th March 2019

Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 5,238 personal independence payment appeals to the First Tier Tribunal in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2018 that were cleared without a hearing were (i) withdrawn by the appellant, (ii) conceded by the Department for Work and Pensions, (iii) struck out and (iv) superseded.

Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Information about outcomes for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:

www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.

Latest figures (to December 2018) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.9 million decisions have been made, and of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at tribunals.

The data requested which are available (HM Courts & Tribunals Service does not record a “conceded” outcome) are set out in the table below.

Benefit

Outcome Type

Oct 18 p

Nov 18 p

Dec 18 p

Personal Independence Payment 1

Withdrawn

314

351

246

Struck out

10

9

6

Superseded

1647

1501

1154

1Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Payment Claims (Reassessments).

p Provisional data subject to change.

An SSCS appeal may be captured more than once as a hearing or non-hearing should the original decision be overturned, set aside or an Upper Tribunal re-hearing is granted.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.

The data provided are the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information.

Data are taken from a live management information system and can change over time. Data provided are internal Management Information and are not published