Asked by: Louise Ellman (Independent - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many disability qualified members of tribunals there are and what the qualifications are for those roles; and if he will she make a statement.
Answered by Paul Maynard
As of 1 April 2019, there were 450 disability members in post across the First-tier Tribunal. This represents a significant increase from 358 members as of 1 April 2018. This information is taken from the Judicial Diversity statistics published at www.judiciary.uk/publications/judicial-diversity-statistics-2019
In terms of qualifications, the relevant statutory requirement is that “a person who is experienced in dealing with the physical or mental needs of disabled persons because they –
(a) work with disabled persons in a professional or voluntary capacity; or
(b) are themselves disabled.”
This is set out at www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2692
Asked by: Louise Ellman (Independent - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the UK Coroners Service spent on translation services in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Phillip Lee
This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Louise Ellman (Independent - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the level of grant funding available to Police and Crime Commissioners for commissioning support services for victims of crime; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Mike Penning
I refer the honourable member to the answer which I gave in PQ 25197 to George Howarth on 9th February 2016.
Asked by: Louise Ellman (Independent - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make representations to his Danish counterpart on reopening the inquest into the death of commercial diver Stephen O'Malley in 2012.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
Under powers in the Coroners Act 1988 (as amended) a new coroner investigation may be ordered by the High Court, with the authority of the Attorney General, where it is in the interests of justice to do so because of fraud, rejection of evidence, irregularity of proceedings or insufficiency of inquiry in the original inquest or new facts or evidence have come to light. It therefore falls outside the responsibility of the Secretary of State.