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Written Question
Property Law
Tuesday 7th August 2018

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish the draft Law of Property Bill announced in the 2016 Queen's Speech; and if he will make a statement.

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

The Ministry of Justice is preparing a draft bill responding to the Law Commission’s recommendations to modernise and simplify the law relating to easements, covenants and other aspects of property ownership. We aim to publish the draft bill for consideration by interested parties in 2019.


Written Question
Prisoners: Dementia
Monday 23rd July 2018

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department has issued to (a) private and (b) state-run prisons on the (i) treatment and (ii) accommodation of prisoners with a diagnosis of dementia.

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

Governors and directors of private prisons are guided by the mandatory actions outlined in Prison Service Instruction 06/2016 on Adult Social Care.

Guidance entitled “Hidden disabilities: Dementia - Essential guide for prison officers” was issued to prisons by the then National Offender Management Service in 2011 and revised in 2013.

More recently, Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service has issued the Models for Operational Delivery (MODs), which are six best-practice toolkits that underpin transformation of the male prison estate to all governors of public sector prisons and all directors of private sector run prisons.

The MOD for older prisoners gathers together key evidence, relevant literature and good practice examples from across the estate to aid governors in their planning, so that they can cater for the needs of older prisoners, including those with dementia, or at risk of developing dementia. The MOD was developed in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, including the Prison Reform Trust, Resettlement and Care for Older ex-Offenders and Prisoners (RECOOP) and the Association of Members of the Independent Monitoring Boards.


Written Question
Legal Opinion: Standards
Friday 27th April 2018

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to investigate and assess the (a) quality of services provided by and (b) growth in the number of providers in the unregulated legal advice sector; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of redress available to clients raising complaints relating to that sector.

Answered by Rory Stewart

The Department does not have data on the numbers of unregulated legal advice providers. Unlike the regulated sector, unregulated providers do not have to be authorised to provide services, and there is no effective means to collect accurate data.

The Legal Services Board has conducted research on the unregulated sector, which is published on its website. Regulators also provide information for consumers, including through the Legal Choices website, on the differences between the regulated and unregulated sectors and the different protections offered, including the possibility of redress, and the Department is continuing to explore future options in these areas.


Written Question
Legal Representation: Wales
Tuesday 20th February 2018

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many court cases were one or both defendants without legal representation in (a) Wales and (b) Gwent for (i) civil and (ii) criminal cases in each year since 2010.

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

Figures on the number of defendants by legal representation status in the Crown Court in Wales for the years 2010 to 2016 are shown in Table 1. There is no Crown Court in Gwent; cases would be heard in other courts nearby.

Table 1: Representation status, at first hearing, of defendants dealt with in the Crown Court, Wales, annually 2010 - 2016

Year

Representation status at first hearing

Total number of defendants dealt within trial cases

Known representation1

No advocate representation / unknown2

Number

Number

Percentage3

Number

Percentage3

2010

5,937

5,750

97%

187

3%

2011

5,532

5,388

97%

144

3%

2012

5,479

5,337

97%

142

3%

2013

5,275

5,161

98%

114

2%

2014

5,367

5,174

96%

193

4%

2015

5,677

5,433

96%

244

4%

2016

4,759

4,587

96%

172

4%

Notes:

1) For criminal court cases the Ministry of Justice publishes annual figures on representation status, at first hearing, of defendants dealt with in the Crown Court. The latest figures up to 2016 can be found here in AC11 of the main tables: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017

2) Information on unrepresented defendants in Magistrates’ courts is not held centrally.

Figures on the number of defended civil court claims by details of legal representation for Wales and Gwent between 2013 and 2016 are found in Table 2a and Table 2b:

Table 2a: Number of defended civil court claims by details of legal representation, in Wales, annually 2013 – 2016

Wales

Year

Parties with legal representation

Both Claimant and Defendant

Claimant Only

Defendant Only

Neither claimant nor defendant

Total

2013

5,565

607

294

756

7,222

2014

3,415

490

225

616

4,746

2015

3,377

459

169

607

4,612

2016

3,243

483

214

509

4,449

Table 2b: Number of defended civil court claims by details of legal representation, in Newport (Gwent), annually 2013 – 2016.

Newport (Gwent)

Year

Parties with legal representation

Both Claimant and Defendant

Claimant Only

Defendant Only

Neither claimant nor defendant

Total

2013

73

22

3

36

134

2014

50

20

11

21

102

2015

70

27

9

24

130

2016

41

20

5

26

126

Notes:

3) For civil court cases, the Ministry of Justice publishes national quarterly defence figures by legal representation of the parties. The latest annual national figures up to 2016 can be found in table 1.6 below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/665074/civil-justice-stats-main-tables-july-sept-2017.xlsx

4) For both national and local data, information is not available before 2013.

5) Annual data is not included for 2017 as Q4 data has not yet been released.

6) The total number of defended civil claims in Wales includes cases from the Wales County Court Money Claims Centre.

Table 3: Figures on the legal representation of applicants and respondents in family proceedings in Wales from 2011-2016

Legal representation status of applicants and respondents in Family Courts cases with at least one hearing in Wales

Representation status at most recent hearing

Applicants

Respondents

Total applicants

Known representation

No advocate representation / unknown

Total respondents

Known representation

No advocate representation / unknown

Year

Number

Number

%

Number

%

Number

Number

%

Number

%

2011

6,293

5,003

80%

1,290

20%

7,586

4,487

59%

3,099

41%

2012

6,861

5,342

78%

1,519

22%

8,327

4,831

58%

3,496

42%

2013

7,168

5,147

72%

2,021

28%

8,456

3,841

45%

4,615

55%

2014

6,173

3,918

63%

2,255

37%

7,395

3,462

47%

3,933

53%

2015

5,882

3,847

65%

2,035

35%

7,100

3,375

48%

3,725

52%

2016

6,514

4,172

64%

2,342

36%

8,008

3,968

50%

4,040

50%

Table 4: Figures on the legal representation of applicants and respondents in family proceedings in Gwent from 2011-2016

Legal representation status of applicants and respondents in Family Courts cases with at least one hearing in Gwent, Wales

Representation status at most recent hearing

Applicants

Respondents

Total applicants

Known representation

No advocate representation / unknown

Total respondents

Known representation

No advocate representation / unknown

Year

Number

Number

%

Number

%

Number

Number

%

Number

%

2011

1,068

842

79%

226

21%

1,393

813

58%

580

42%

2012

1,166

888

76%

278

24%

1,546

918

59%

628

41%

2013

1,208

868

72%

340

28%

1,497

659

44%

838

56%

2014

1,070

623

58%

447

42%

1,376

616

45%

760

55%

2015

1,191

822

69%

369

31%

1,486

794

53%

692

47%

2016

1,322

873

66%

449

34%

1,631

859

53%

772

47%

Notes:

1. Family cases include divorce, financial remedy, public law, private law, domestic violence remedy and adoption cases.

2. Self-representation is determined by the field 'legal representation' in Familyman being left blank, and 'at least one hearing' refers to non-vacated scheduled hearings, rather than actual hearings that have taken place.

3. Gwent includes the following courts: Newport (Gwent), Gwent FPC, and Gwent county court 4. Data on all case types was not collected prior to 2011


Written Question
Legal Aid Scheme: Wales
Tuesday 20th February 2018

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in (a) Wales, (b) Gwent and (c) Newport received legal aid in each civil and criminal category in each year since 2010.

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

The Legal Aid Agency records the number of acts of assistance granted, rather than the number of people who have received public funding. One person may be granted more than one certificate.

Information on volumes of completed legal aid matters broken down by region, based on the location of the legal aid provider office, is published annually, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/626057/legal-aid-statistics-provider-and-area-data-2016-2017.csv

The information relevant to your specific question has been extracted into the attached Annex for ease of reference.


Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
Tuesday 7th November 2017

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for personal independence payment tribunals in (a) Newport East constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in each of the last seven years.

Answered by Dominic Raab

The tables below provide the requested information:

The average time from receipt (weeks)1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Newport East2

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

5.1

12.3

18.4

13.9

Employment and Support Allowance5

17.9

19.7

11.7

14.2

13

16.7

13.5

Income support

18

25.8

18.8

19.6

33.9

27.6

34.3

Tax Credit6

14.3

19.8

22.9

12.5

13.3

26.3

14.6

Jobseekers Allowance

15.4

19.5

13

13.1

19

22.4

30.2

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Wales

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

4.3

12.9

16.4

16.8

Employment and Support Allowance5

20.7

21.3

13.3

17.3

14.6

16.1

15.4

Income support

22.1

26.8

22.2

19.5

28.7

29.8

33.1

Tax Credit6

19.3

22.9

26.2

15.1

15.3

24.6

14.9

Jobseekers Allowance

17.5

20.5

13

12.7

17.4

16

27.6

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Great Britain7

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

9.4

14.2

15.7

15.6

Employment and Support Allowance5

19.4

22.8

17.2

21.3

26.8

15.7

14.4

Income support

20

24.6

20.5

19.7

29.2

24.2

23.4

Tax Credit6

15.8

18.7

23

15.9

16.5

22.4

17.2

Jobseekers Allowance

12.7

13.9

10.8

11.4

23.4

15.8

19.3

  1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.
  2. First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Newport East constituents are heard in the Langstone, Newport venue. It is not possible to provide constituency-specific data. The data includes appeals heard at the Cwmbran venue in 2010-13 only as it is no longer in use as a tribunal venue.
  3. Financial year April to March.
  4. Personal Independence Payments (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance from 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).
  5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).
  6. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.
  7. HM Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. Data are therefore for those appellants only. The Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in Northern Ireland.
  8. ~ denotes fewer than five appeals.

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.


Written Question
Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
Tuesday 7th November 2017

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for employment and support tribunals in (a) Newport East constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in each of the last seven years.

Answered by Dominic Raab

The tables below provide the requested information:

The average time from receipt (weeks)1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Newport East2

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

5.1

12.3

18.4

13.9

Employment and Support Allowance5

17.9

19.7

11.7

14.2

13

16.7

13.5

Income support

18

25.8

18.8

19.6

33.9

27.6

34.3

Tax Credit6

14.3

19.8

22.9

12.5

13.3

26.3

14.6

Jobseekers Allowance

15.4

19.5

13

13.1

19

22.4

30.2

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Wales

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

4.3

12.9

16.4

16.8

Employment and Support Allowance5

20.7

21.3

13.3

17.3

14.6

16.1

15.4

Income support

22.1

26.8

22.2

19.5

28.7

29.8

33.1

Tax Credit6

19.3

22.9

26.2

15.1

15.3

24.6

14.9

Jobseekers Allowance

17.5

20.5

13

12.7

17.4

16

27.6

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Great Britain7

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

9.4

14.2

15.7

15.6

Employment and Support Allowance5

19.4

22.8

17.2

21.3

26.8

15.7

14.4

Income support

20

24.6

20.5

19.7

29.2

24.2

23.4

Tax Credit6

15.8

18.7

23

15.9

16.5

22.4

17.2

Jobseekers Allowance

12.7

13.9

10.8

11.4

23.4

15.8

19.3

  1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.
  2. First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Newport East constituents are heard in the Langstone, Newport venue. It is not possible to provide constituency-specific data. The data includes appeals heard at the Cwmbran venue in 2010-13 only as it is no longer in use as a tribunal venue.
  3. Financial year April to March.
  4. Personal Independence Payments (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance from 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).
  5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).
  6. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.
  7. HM Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. Data are therefore for those appellants only. The Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in Northern Ireland.
  8. ~ denotes fewer than five appeals.

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.


Written Question
Income Support: Appeals
Tuesday 7th November 2017

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for income support tribunals in (a) Newport East constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in each of the last seven years.

Answered by Dominic Raab

The tables below provide the requested information:

The average time from receipt (weeks)1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Newport East2

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

5.1

12.3

18.4

13.9

Employment and Support Allowance5

17.9

19.7

11.7

14.2

13

16.7

13.5

Income support

18

25.8

18.8

19.6

33.9

27.6

34.3

Tax Credit6

14.3

19.8

22.9

12.5

13.3

26.3

14.6

Jobseekers Allowance

15.4

19.5

13

13.1

19

22.4

30.2

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Wales

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

4.3

12.9

16.4

16.8

Employment and Support Allowance5

20.7

21.3

13.3

17.3

14.6

16.1

15.4

Income support

22.1

26.8

22.2

19.5

28.7

29.8

33.1

Tax Credit6

19.3

22.9

26.2

15.1

15.3

24.6

14.9

Jobseekers Allowance

17.5

20.5

13

12.7

17.4

16

27.6

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Great Britain7

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

9.4

14.2

15.7

15.6

Employment and Support Allowance5

19.4

22.8

17.2

21.3

26.8

15.7

14.4

Income support

20

24.6

20.5

19.7

29.2

24.2

23.4

Tax Credit6

15.8

18.7

23

15.9

16.5

22.4

17.2

Jobseekers Allowance

12.7

13.9

10.8

11.4

23.4

15.8

19.3

  1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.
  2. First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Newport East constituents are heard in the Langstone, Newport venue. It is not possible to provide constituency-specific data. The data includes appeals heard at the Cwmbran venue in 2010-13 only as it is no longer in use as a tribunal venue.
  3. Financial year April to March.
  4. Personal Independence Payments (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance from 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).
  5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).
  6. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.
  7. HM Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. Data are therefore for those appellants only. The Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in Northern Ireland.
  8. ~ denotes fewer than five appeals.

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.


Written Question
Welfare Tax Credits: Appeals
Tuesday 7th November 2017

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for tax credit tribunals in (a) Newport East constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in each of the last seven years.

Answered by Dominic Raab

The tables below provide the requested information:

The average time from receipt (weeks)1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Newport East2

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

5.1

12.3

18.4

13.9

Employment and Support Allowance5

17.9

19.7

11.7

14.2

13

16.7

13.5

Income support

18

25.8

18.8

19.6

33.9

27.6

34.3

Tax Credit6

14.3

19.8

22.9

12.5

13.3

26.3

14.6

Jobseekers Allowance

15.4

19.5

13

13.1

19

22.4

30.2

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Wales

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

4.3

12.9

16.4

16.8

Employment and Support Allowance5

20.7

21.3

13.3

17.3

14.6

16.1

15.4

Income support

22.1

26.8

22.2

19.5

28.7

29.8

33.1

Tax Credit6

19.3

22.9

26.2

15.1

15.3

24.6

14.9

Jobseekers Allowance

17.5

20.5

13

12.7

17.4

16

27.6

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Great Britain7

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

9.4

14.2

15.7

15.6

Employment and Support Allowance5

19.4

22.8

17.2

21.3

26.8

15.7

14.4

Income support

20

24.6

20.5

19.7

29.2

24.2

23.4

Tax Credit6

15.8

18.7

23

15.9

16.5

22.4

17.2

Jobseekers Allowance

12.7

13.9

10.8

11.4

23.4

15.8

19.3

  1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.
  2. First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Newport East constituents are heard in the Langstone, Newport venue. It is not possible to provide constituency-specific data. The data includes appeals heard at the Cwmbran venue in 2010-13 only as it is no longer in use as a tribunal venue.
  3. Financial year April to March.
  4. Personal Independence Payments (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance from 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).
  5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).
  6. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.
  7. HM Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. Data are therefore for those appellants only. The Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in Northern Ireland.
  8. ~ denotes fewer than five appeals.

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.


Written Question
Jobseeker's Allowance: Appeals
Tuesday 7th November 2017

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for jobseeker's allowance tribunals in (a) Newport East constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in each of the last seven years.

Answered by Dominic Raab

The tables below provide the requested information:

The average time from receipt (weeks)1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Newport East2

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

5.1

12.3

18.4

13.9

Employment and Support Allowance5

17.9

19.7

11.7

14.2

13

16.7

13.5

Income support

18

25.8

18.8

19.6

33.9

27.6

34.3

Tax Credit6

14.3

19.8

22.9

12.5

13.3

26.3

14.6

Jobseekers Allowance

15.4

19.5

13

13.1

19

22.4

30.2

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Wales

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

4.3

12.9

16.4

16.8

Employment and Support Allowance5

20.7

21.3

13.3

17.3

14.6

16.1

15.4

Income support

22.1

26.8

22.2

19.5

28.7

29.8

33.1

Tax Credit6

19.3

22.9

26.2

15.1

15.3

24.6

14.9

Jobseekers Allowance

17.5

20.5

13

12.7

17.4

16

27.6

The average time from receipt (weeks) 1 in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Great Britain7

Year3

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Personal Independence Payment4

~8

~

~

9.4

14.2

15.7

15.6

Employment and Support Allowance5

19.4

22.8

17.2

21.3

26.8

15.7

14.4

Income support

20

24.6

20.5

19.7

29.2

24.2

23.4

Tax Credit6

15.8

18.7

23

15.9

16.5

22.4

17.2

Jobseekers Allowance

12.7

13.9

10.8

11.4

23.4

15.8

19.3

  1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.
  2. First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Newport East constituents are heard in the Langstone, Newport venue. It is not possible to provide constituency-specific data. The data includes appeals heard at the Cwmbran venue in 2010-13 only as it is no longer in use as a tribunal venue.
  3. Financial year April to March.
  4. Personal Independence Payments (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance from 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).
  5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).
  6. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.
  7. HM Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. Data are therefore for those appellants only. The Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in Northern Ireland.
  8. ~ denotes fewer than five appeals.

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.